Arus Paleeh

Arus Paleeh lies off Weh Island, a small volcanic island north of Banda Aceh at the northern tip of Sumatra, where the Indian Ocean meets the Andaman Sea. Dive sites in this area are typically reached by boat from the town of Sabang or nearby resort docks along the island's coast. This reef is rated an advanced dive because of its strong current, and that current is itself noted as a hazard. Fusiliers are common over the reef, and divers have also reported pufferfish, scorpionfish, snapper, sweetlips, trevally, and unicornfish here.

Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.

• Ribbon EelRhinomuraena quaesitaReported here · unconfirmed
• Bluespotted Fantail RayTaeniura lymmaReported here · unconfirmed
• Laced MorayGymnothorax favagineusReported here · unconfirmed
• Gem Sea SlugGoniobranchus geminusReported here · unconfirmed
• Indian LionfishPterois milesReported here · unconfirmed
• Long-spined Crown-of-ThornsAcanthaster planciReported here · unconfirmed
• Giant MorayGymnothorax javanicusReported here · unconfirmed
• Bluefin TrevallyCaranx melampygusReported here · unconfirmed
• Red-tailed ButterflyfishChaetodon collareReported here · unconfirmed
• Black-margined NudibranchDoriprismatica atromarginataReported here · unconfirmed
• PufferfishPufferfishReported here · unconfirmed
• FusilierFusilierConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
• TrevallyTrevallyReported here · unconfirmed
• SnapperSnapperReported here · unconfirmed
• SweetlipsSweetlipsReported here · unconfirmed
• UnicornfishUnicornfishReported here · unconfirmed
• ScorpionfishScorpionfishReported here · unconfirmed