Dog House
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About this site
Dog House sits along the coastline of Kauai in the Hawaiian Islands, part of the volcanic reef structure typical of the island's shore. It is a beginner dive over a reef bottom, reaching a maximum depth of around 10 metres. Divers have reported batfish, parrotfish, and wrasse on the reef here. Local dive operators run trips to sites along this stretch of coast from nearby harbors.
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.
Saddle WrasseThalassoma duperreyReported here · unconfirmed
Arc-eye HawkfishParacirrhites arcatusReported here · unconfirmed
Elegant CorisCoris venustaReported here · unconfirmed
Dusky SurgeonfishAcanthurus nigrofuscusReported here · unconfirmed
Blackfin ChromisPycnochromis vanderbiltiReported here · unconfirmed
Thin-shelled Rock CrabGrapsus tenuicrustatusReported here · unconfirmed
Orangeblotch SurgeonfishAcanthurus olivaceusReported here · unconfirmed
BatfishBatfishReported here · unconfirmed
GrouperGrouperReported here · unconfirmed
WrasseWrasseReported here · unconfirmed
ParrotfishParrotfishReported here · unconfirmed
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