© HOBOYA KOH TAO ほうぼう屋タオ島, 84360 Koh Tao
Southwest Pinnacle
★★★★★
(48,349)
30 to 45 minutes southwest of Koh Tao, these large pinnacles range from 30 to 5 m. Sandy ocean floor with big rocks on the south side. many cracks on the pinnacles where small wildlife can be found. The shallower parts of the pinnacles are covered in magnificent anemones.
Big schools of Barracuda, Snapper and Fusilliers. Large marbled groupers at depth, as well as bluespotted ribbontail rays. Whale Sharks like to cruise this divesite quite frequently.
Dive Activity
Potential Wildlife Sightings
Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 27
iStock-Global_Pics
2.2k Sightings
J
203
F
252
M
307
A
286
M
169
J
127
J
197
A
205
S
115
O
107
N
59
D
174
iStock/Extreme Photographer
Whale Shark
1.1k Sightings
J
0
F
62
M
138
A
38
M
122
J
23
J
202
A
64
S
144
O
60
N
0
D
205
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 200
Alamy-WaterFrame
Moray Eel
789 Sightings
J
47
F
57
M
100
A
69
M
79
J
56
J
119
A
93
S
59
O
49
N
19
D
42
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 600
iStock/ultramarinfoto
Wrasse
416 Sightings
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44
F
47
M
54
A
42
M
32
J
25
J
44
A
41
S
15
O
24
N
13
D
35
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 250
Shutterstock-Henry_and_Laura_Whittaker
Grouper/Basslets
2.8k Sightings
J
200
F
263
M
313
A
252
M
208
J
192
J
343
A
358
S
218
O
170
N
72
D
173
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 80
iStock/Extreme-Photographer
Stingrays
2.2k Sightings
J
134
F
214
M
243
A
200
M
135
J
154
J
298
A
307
S
162
O
168
N
51
D
123
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 130
Shutterstock_Krzysztof Odziomek
Butterfly Fish
1.9k Sightings
J
164
F
189
M
227
A
193
M
163
J
141
J
184
A
211
S
114
O
106
N
52
D
152
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 90
Shutterstock-Rich Carey
Angelfish
1.9k Sightings
J
165
F
183
M
223
A
198
M
156
J
116
J
198
A
220
S
112
O
115
N
51
D
133
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 8
Alamy-Reinhard Dirscherl
Bannerfish
1.6k Sightings
J
141
F
166
M
204
A
163
M
141
J
102
J
151
A
175
S
112
O
103
N
45
D
131
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 100
iStock-burnsboxco
Parrotfish
1.4k Sightings
J
117
F
141
M
179
A
139
M
130
J
86
J
130
A
155
S
90
O
84
N
40
D
119
