South Pinnacle
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About this site
South Pinnacle lies off Racha Noi, an island south of Racha Yai in the Andaman Sea south of Phuket, reached by dive boats making the longer run out of Chalong or nearby harbors past the more frequently visited Racha Yai. The site reaches a maximum depth of around 24 metres and is rated an intermediate dive. Divers have reported nudibranchs, ornate ghost pipefish, and seahorses among the pinnacle's marine life.
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.
Moon WrasseThalassoma lunareReported here · unconfirmed
Guam ScorpionfishScorpaenodes guamensisReported here · unconfirmed
Moorish IdolZanclus cornutusReported here · unconfirmed
Sixline WrassePseudocheilinus hexataeniaReported here · unconfirmed
Fiveline CardinalfishCheilodipterus quinquelineatusReported here · unconfirmed- Bayer's MorayEnchelycore bayeriReported here · unconfirmed
NudibranchNudibranchReported here · unconfirmed
Ornate ghost pipefishOrnate ghost pipefishReported here · unconfirmed
SeahorseSeahorseReported here · unconfirmed
Blue LinckiaLinckia laevigataObserved near here · iNaturalist
Giant MorayGymnothorax javanicusObserved near here · iNaturalist
Graeffe's Sea CucumberPearsonothuria graeffeiObserved near here · iNaturalist
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