Saki-Motobu
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Sakihonbu (Gorilla Chop) in Motobu, Okinawa, features rock formations resembling a gorilla chop. With shallow 10m depths, it’s perfect for beginners and experience dives. White sand and soft corals host diverse fish and bear clams. Sheltered from northerly winds, it offers year-round calm diving.
Sakihonbu hosts clownfish, spiny dogfish, symbiotic gobies, yibarakanzashi, kanzashi hermit crabs, and winter schools of mijun and Formosan landlocked salmon.
Dive Activity
Potential Wildlife Sightings
Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content
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Total number of species approx.: 600
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Total number of species approx.: 28
Udo Kefrig
Clownfish
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Total number of species approx.: 90
Shutterstock-Rich Carey
Angelfish
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Total number of species approx.: 8
Alamy-Reinhard Dirscherl
Bannerfish
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Total number of species approx.: 350
Alamy-Andre Seal
Damselfish
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Total number of species approx.: 3000
SSI-Peter-Schinck
Nudibranch
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Total number of species approx.: 100
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Parrotfish
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Total number of species approx.: 40
iStock-wrangel
Triggerfish
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Total number of species approx.: 15
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Garfish
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Total number of species approx.: 40
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Jackfish
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