Channel Island
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About this site
Channel Island sits off Waigeo Island in the Raja Ampat archipelago of West Papua, Indonesia, in the waters northeast of the Bird's Head Peninsula. Dive operations in this part of Raja Ampat typically run from liveaboards or small resorts based around Waigeo and the surrounding straits. The site reaches a maximum depth of around 30 metres.
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.
Pinkfish Sea CucumberHolothuria edulisReported here · unconfirmed
Ribbon SweetlipsPlectorhinchus polytaeniaReported here · unconfirmed
Yellow Sea CucumberColochirus robustusReported here · unconfirmed
Sea TomatoCrambione mastigophoraReported here · unconfirmed
Mourning DoridJorunna funebrisReported here · unconfirmed
Seastar ShrimpZenopontonia sororReported here · unconfirmed
Common LionfishPterois volitansReported here · unconfirmed
Harlequin SweetlipsPlectorhinchus chaetodonoidesReported here · unconfirmed
Golden DamselfishAmblyglyphidodon aureusReported here · unconfirmed
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