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About this site
Lehua Crater sits off the small crescent-shaped island of Lehua, just north of Niihau in Hawaii's Napali Channel area. The site reaches a maximum depth of around 22.9 metres and is considered an intermediate dive, with visibility generally reported as great. Divers have also reported manta rays passing through 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.
Hump CoralPorites lobataReported here · unconfirmed
Saddle WrasseThalassoma duperreyReported here · unconfirmed
Blackfin ChromisPycnochromis vanderbiltiReported here · unconfirmed
Spreading Rice CoralMontipora patulaReported here · unconfirmed
Arc-eye HawkfishParacirrhites arcatusReported here · unconfirmed
Manybar GoatfishParupeneus multifasciatusReported here · unconfirmed
Dusky SurgeonfishAcanthurus nigrofuscusReported here · unconfirmed
Orangeblotch SurgeonfishAcanthurus olivaceusReported here · unconfirmed
Rice CoralMontipora capitataReported here · unconfirmed
Hawaiian HogfishBodianus albotaeniatusReported here · unconfirmed
Manta rayManta rayReported here · unconfirmed
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