Sunabe - Birdcage Mushroom

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Torikago-Mushroom in Sunabe, Chatan, Okinawa, near Water Purification Plant Mae, is named for its birdcage- or mushroom-shaped seawater intake. At 5–15m depth and beach-accessible, it suits all levels. Soft corals surround schools of barracuda, butterflyfish, and spoonbills.

Bird Cage Mushroom hosts barracuda, durgon cod, butterflyfish, clown fish, spiny dogfish, crustaceans, gobies, and schools of small fish around soft corals.

Dive Activity

Potential Wildlife Sightings

Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content

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Total number of species approx.: 27

Barracuda

Barracuda

7 Sightings
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Green Turtle

Green Turtle

4 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 300

Octopus

Octopus

3 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 3

Trumpetfish

Trumpetfish

12 Sightings
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Banded Sea Krait

Banded Sea Krait

10 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 28

Clownfish

Clownfish

8 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 40

Triggerfish

Triggerfish

8 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 130

Pufferfish

Pufferfish

4 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 130

Pipefish

Pipefish

3 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 12

Lionfish

Lionfish

3 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 100

Parrotfish

Parrotfish

3 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 350

Damselfish

Damselfish

3 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 3000

Nudibranch

Nudibranch

3 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 3500

Soft Corals

Soft Corals

3 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 1900

Starfish

Starfish

3 Sightings
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