Nursery
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About this site
Nursery is a reef dive site off Nicholson Island in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, part of India's island chain in the Bay of Bengal, typically reached by boat from operators based around Havelock or Neil Island. It tops out at around 12 metres but is rated technical. Divers have reported angelfish, clownfish, dugong, frogfish, garden eels, nudibranchs, parrotfish, and surgeonfish around the reef here.
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.
ParrotfishParrotfishReported here · unconfirmed
NudibranchNudibranchReported here · unconfirmed
Garden eelGarden eelReported here · unconfirmed
AngelfishAngelfishReported here · unconfirmed
ClownfishClownfishReported here · unconfirmed
DugongDugongReported here · unconfirmed
FrogfishFrogfishReported here · unconfirmed
Flagtail TriggerfishSufflamen chrysopterumReported here · unconfirmed
SurgeonfishSurgeonfishReported here · unconfirmed
Boring Giant ClamTridacna croceaObserved near here · iNaturalist
Tawny Hermit CrabCoenobita rugosusObserved near here · iNaturalist
Ocellaris AnemonefishAmphiprion ocellarisObserved near here · iNaturalist
Indian LionfishPterois milesObserved near here · iNaturalist
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