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About this site
Hotel Kia Ora Beach sits in French Polynesia's Tuamotu Archipelago, near Rangiroa atoll, an overseas territory of France. Rangiroa is one of the largest atolls in the world, its lagoon connected to the open ocean through passes cut into the surrounding reef, and beach frontage near a resort like this typically faces the calmer lagoon side rather than the outer ocean. The site is a shallow reef dive to around 12 metres. Divers have reported lionfish and pufferfish here, along with occasional jellyfish.
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.
LionfishLionfishReported here · unconfirmed
Common Bottlenose DolphinTursiops truncatusReported here · unconfirmed
Paletail UnicornfishNaso brevirostrisReported here · unconfirmed
Titan TriggerfishBalistoides viridescensReported here · unconfirmed
Napoleon WrasseCheilinus undulatusReported here · unconfirmed
Giant MorayGymnothorax javanicusReported here · unconfirmed
Humpback SnapperLutjanus gibbusReported here · unconfirmed
Moorish IdolZanclus cornutusReported here · unconfirmed
Scissortail SergeantAbudefduf sexfasciatusReported here · unconfirmed
Raccoon ButterflyfishChaetodon lunulaReported here · unconfirmed
Bignose UnicornfishNaso vlamingiiReported here · unconfirmed
PufferfishPufferfishReported here · unconfirmed
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