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About this site
Secret Garden lies along the coast of Timor-Leste, in the waters facing the Ombai Strait. This stretch of coastline is characterized by a narrow fringing reef shelf that drops toward deeper channel waters offshore. The site is a reef dive with a maximum depth of around 12 metres and is rated as suitable for beginners.
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.
Blacklip ButterflyfishChaetodon kleiniiReported here · unconfirmed
Reticulated DamselfishDascyllus reticulatusReported here · unconfirmed
Black DamselNeoglyphidodon melasReported here · unconfirmed
Scaly DamselPomacentrus lepidogenysReported here · unconfirmed
Lemon DamselPomacentrus moluccensisReported here · unconfirmed
Moon WrasseThalassoma lunareReported here · unconfirmed
Checkerboard WrasseHalichoeres hortulanusReported here · unconfirmed
Mimic SurgeonfishAcanthurus pyroferusReported here · unconfirmed
Brown TangZebrasoma scopasReported here · unconfirmed
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