Front Side of Cristo Rei
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About this site
Cristo Rei sits on a peninsula east of Dili, the capital of Timor-Leste, marking the point where the statue overlooks the Wetar Strait. The front side of the site refers to the section facing the coast toward Dili, reached by boat from the city's waterfront. It is a shallow reef dive with a maximum depth of around 12 metres, rated suitable for beginners. Divers have reported bumphead parrotfish, eagle rays, and nudibranchs along the reef here.
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.
Bumphead parrotfishBumphead parrotfishReported here · unconfirmed
NudibranchNudibranchReported here · unconfirmed
Eagle rayEagle rayReported here · unconfirmed
Checkerboard WrasseHalichoeres hortulanusReported here · unconfirmed
Lined BristletoothCtenochaetus striatusReported here · unconfirmed
Moon WrasseThalassoma lunareReported here · unconfirmed
Blacklip ButterflyfishChaetodon kleiniiReported here · unconfirmed
Indo-Pacific Yellowtail DamselNeoglyphidodon nigrorisReported here · unconfirmed
Pearlscale AngelfishCentropyge vrolikiiReported here · unconfirmed
Bicolor ChromisPycnochromis margaritiferReported here · unconfirmed
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