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About this site
The Papanui wreck lies off Saint Helena, the remote volcanic island in the South Atlantic Ocean roughly 1,900 kilometres from the southwestern African coast, a British Overseas Territory reached by boat out of Jamestown on the island's leeward coast. The site sits at a maximum depth of around 13 metres, making it a beginner dive.
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.
- Saint Helena ButterflyfishChaetodon sanctaehelenaeReported here · unconfirmed
- Strigate ParrotfishSparisoma strigatumReported here · unconfirmed
Eastern Atlantic TrumpetfishAulostomus strigosusReported here · unconfirmed
SquirrelfishHolocentrus adscensionisReported here · unconfirmed
Brazilian Ocean SurgeonfishAcanthurus bahianusReported here · unconfirmed
St. Helena Sharpnose PufferfishCanthigaster sanctaehelenaeReported here · unconfirmed
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