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About this site
Manatutu is a coastal town on the north shore of Timor-Leste, east of Dili along the road that runs toward the Baucau region. The waters offshore here lie along the Wetar Strait side of the island, facing the Banda Sea.
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.
Sixbar WrasseThalassoma hardwickeReported here · unconfirmed
Lined BristletoothCtenochaetus striatusReported here · unconfirmed
Moon WrasseThalassoma lunareReported here · unconfirmed
Blue-headed WrasseThalassoma amblycephalumReported here · unconfirmed
Orangestripe TriggerfishBalistapus undulatusReported here · unconfirmed
Ternate ChromisChromis ternatensisReported here · unconfirmed
Speckled DamselPomacentrus bankanensisReported here · unconfirmed
Bluestreak Cleaner WrasseLabroides dimidiatusReported here · unconfirmed
Brown TangZebrasoma scopasReported here · unconfirmed
Pearlscale AngelfishCentropyge vrolikiiReported here · unconfirmed
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