Horseshoe Reef
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About this site
Horseshoe Reef sits off Oahu, Hawaii, near Hawaii Kai on the island's southeast coast. It reaches a maximum depth of about 18.3 metres over a reef bottom, is generally rated an intermediate dive, and visibility here is typically great. Divers have reported reef sharks, sea turtles, wrasse, eagle rays, manta rays, octopus, and even tiger sharks at the site.
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.
Reef sharkReef sharkReported here · unconfirmed
Sea turtleSea turtleReported here · unconfirmed
WrasseWrasseReported here · unconfirmed
Eagle rayEagle rayReported here · unconfirmed
Manta rayManta rayReported here · unconfirmed
Tiger SharkGaleocerdo cuvierReported here · unconfirmed
Thin-shelled Rock CrabGrapsus tenuicrustatusReported here · unconfirmed
Imperial NudibranchHypselodoris imperialisReported here · unconfirmed
Saddle WrasseThalassoma duperreyReported here · unconfirmed
Moorish IdolZanclus cornutusReported here · unconfirmed
Hawaiian Convict SurgeonfishAcanthurus triostegusReported here · unconfirmed
Hawaiian Spotted TobyCanthigaster jactatorReported here · unconfirmed
Pustulose Wart SlugPhyllidiella pustulosaReported here · unconfirmed
Manybar GoatfishParupeneus multifasciatusReported here · unconfirmed
OctopusOctopusReported here · unconfirmed
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