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About this site
Areu Passage lies along the barrier reef of Pohnpei, in the Federated States of Micronesia, part of the wider Caroline Islands chain in the western Pacific. The inner reef wall here follows one of the channel passages cutting through the atoll-like reef structure surrounding the main island.
AI overviewMarine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
Lined BristletoothCtenochaetus striatusReported here · unconfirmed
Indian Bullethead ParrotfishChlorurus sordidusReported here · unconfirmed
Whitecheek SurgeonfishAcanthurus nigricansReported here · unconfirmed
Pacific Orange-spine UnicornfishNaso lituratusReported here · unconfirmed
Yellowfin GoatfishMulloidichthys vanicolensisReported here · unconfirmed
Humpback SnapperLutjanus gibbusReported here · unconfirmed
Darkcap ParrotfishScarus ovicepsReported here · unconfirmed
Steephead ParrotfishChlorurus microrhinosReported here · unconfirmed
Bluespine UnicornfishNaso unicornisReported here · unconfirmed
Pacific Longnose ParrotfishHipposcarus longicepsReported here · unconfirmed
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