Night Diving with Manta Rays, Kona
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About this site
This site sits off the Kona coast of the Big Island of Hawaiʻi, in Hawaiʻi County, an area well known for its evening manta ray encounters. The dive is rated a beginner-level experience, making it accessible to divers with limited experience. Lights are used to attract plankton, which in turn draws manta rays in close to divers and snorkelers. The exact reef structure and depth are not detailed beyond this, but the general setting is a nearshore site along Kona's leeward coast, sheltered from open ocean swell typical of the island's western side.
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.
Yellow TangZebrasoma flavescensReported here · unconfirmed
Hawaiian Convict SurgeonfishAcanthurus triostegusReported here · unconfirmed
Orangeblotch SurgeonfishAcanthurus olivaceusReported here · unconfirmed
Pacific Orange-spine UnicornfishNaso lituratusReported here · unconfirmed
Yellowtail CorisCoris gaimardReported here · unconfirmed
Saddle WrasseThalassoma duperreyReported here · unconfirmed
Moorish IdolZanclus cornutusReported here · unconfirmed
Palenose ParrotfishScarus psittacusReported here · unconfirmed
Pacific Bullethead ParrotfishChlorurus spilurusReported here · unconfirmed
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