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About this site
Batu Kapal lies in Indonesia's Banda Sea area, off the coast near Ambon in Maluku province. The reef site reaches a maximum depth of around 18 metres and is generally considered an intermediate dive. Divers here have reported batfish, eagle rays, hammerhead sharks, nudibranchs, and tuna moving over the reef.
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.
Thorn CoralStylocoeniella armataReported here · unconfirmed
Mycedium elephantotusReported here · unconfirmed
Cauliflower CoralPocillopora verrucosaReported here · unconfirmed
Mycedium robokakiReported here · unconfirmed
Corrugated CoralPavona variansReported here · unconfirmed
Spine-cheek ClownfishAmphiprion biaculeatusReported here · unconfirmed
Redtooth TriggerfishOdonus nigerReported here · unconfirmed
Gardineroseris planulataReported here · unconfirmed
Cladopsammia gracilisReported here · unconfirmed
Plate & Pillar CoralPorites rusReported here · unconfirmed
Hammerhead sharkHammerhead sharkReported here · unconfirmed
TunaTunaReported here · unconfirmed
Eagle rayEagle rayReported here · unconfirmed
NudibranchNudibranchReported here · unconfirmed
BatfishBatfishReported here · unconfirmed
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