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West of Eden
★★★★☆
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A topographic dive site on the west side of Island 7 in the Similan Islands. It is centered around three huge rocks that are the highlight of the dive with coral slopes on either side. Soft corals, such as sea fans and sea hawks, are growing in the wall and in the deep area off the rocky coast. These areas are home to hard corals such as Hanaya rhinoceros and a wide variety of other creatures.
You will see ribbon eels, McCawkers flasher wrasse, and monohana shako in the deeper areas. You can also see macro organisms like giant red coral crabs and dwarf gobies in the Hanaya rhinoceros coral.
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 approx.: 200
Alamy-WaterFrame
360 Sightings
J
47
F
73
M
72
A
56
M
7
J
0
J
0
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0
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0
O
7
N
40
D
58
Shutterstock-Shane Myers Photography
Green Turtle
223 Sightings
J
48
F
36
M
41
A
25
M
4
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
21
D
48
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Hawksbill Turtle
125 Sightings
J
30
F
20
M
28
A
12
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
10
D
25
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 600
iStock/ultramarinfoto
Wrasse
87 Sightings
J
20
F
17
M
17
A
21
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
12
D
0
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 300
Alamy/Reinhard Dirscherl
Octopus
64 Sightings
J
11
F
11
M
19
A
19
M
4
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 27
iStock-Global_Pics
Barracuda
63 Sightings
J
19
F
12
M
12
A
10
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
10
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 100
iStock-burnsboxco
Parrotfish
303 Sightings
J
50
F
55
M
61
A
39
M
5
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
9
N
38
D
46
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 40
iStock-wrangel
Triggerfish
283 Sightings
J
53
F
58
M
50
A
33
M
4
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
34
D
51
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 130
Shutterstock_Krzysztof Odziomek
Butterfly Fish
250 Sightings
J
37
F
51
M
46
A
37
M
4
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
33
D
42
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 90
Shutterstock-Rich Carey
Angelfish
247 Sightings
J
40
F
49
M
44
A
35
M
4
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
35
D
40
