Backyard
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About this site
Backyard is a reef dive site off Koh Lipe, part of the Adang-Rawi Archipelago in Satun Province, in the Andaman Sea close to the Thailand-Malaysia maritime border. The island group sits within Tarutao National Marine Park, reached by boat from Koh Lipe's piers. It is rated a beginner dive, making it an accessible option among the sites scattered around the archipelago.
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.
Zigzag WrasseHalichoeres scapularisReported here · unconfirmed
Moon WrasseThalassoma lunareReported here · unconfirmed
Ocellaris AnemonefishAmphiprion ocellarisReported here · unconfirmed
Checkerboard WrasseHalichoeres hortulanusReported here · unconfirmed
Greenblotch ParrotfishScarus quoyiReported here · unconfirmed
White DamselDischistodus perspicillatusReported here · unconfirmed
Triangular ButterflyfishChaetodon triangulumReported here · unconfirmed
Moorish IdolZanclus cornutusReported here · unconfirmed
Indian Bullethead ParrotfishChlorurus sordidusReported here · unconfirmed
Magnificent Sea AnemoneRadianthus magnificaReported here · unconfirmed
Durable tips from divers — access, hazards, marine life, facilities. For day-of conditions, use the report tool in the conditions card above.
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