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About this site
Eel Garden lies off Maratua atoll in the Derawan archipelago, part of the Berau Islands off the northeast coast of Kalimantan, Indonesia. The site sits in the waters between Maratua and its neighboring islands, over a reef with sandy patches typical of the archipelago's dive sites, reaching a maximum depth of around 20 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.
Harlequin SweetlipsPlectorhinchus chaetodonoidesReported here · unconfirmed
Blackbelt HogfishBodianus mesothoraxReported here · unconfirmed
Pyramid ButterflyfishHemitaurichthys polylepisReported here · unconfirmed
Blue DragonPteraeolidia semperiReported here · unconfirmed
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