Tanjung Patok
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About this site
Tanjung Patok is a coastal point near Tolandona in the Wakatobi Regency, off southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia, within the Wakatobi National Park's reef systems along the Tukang Besi Islands. The site is reached by boat from the surrounding Wakatobi dive operations and sits over a reef bottom reaching a maximum depth of around 30 metres, rated a beginner dive with good visibility. Current here runs medium, and divers have reported it as a hazard to watch for at times. Sightings at the site have included cuttlefish, frogfish, fusiliers, leaf scorpionfish, moray eels, nudibranchs, octopus, reef sharks, sea turtles, stingrays, trevally, and tuna.
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.
Reef sharkReef sharkReported here · unconfirmed
Sea turtleSea turtleReported here · unconfirmed
StingrayStingrayReported here · unconfirmed
CuttlefishCuttlefishReported here · unconfirmed
Moray eelMoray eelReported here · unconfirmed
Pacific Bullethead ParrotfishChlorurus spilurusReported here · unconfirmed
Steephead ParrotfishChlorurus microrhinosReported here · unconfirmed
Leaf ScorpionfishTaenianotus triacanthusReported here · unconfirmed
Ocellaris AnemonefishAmphiprion ocellarisReported here · unconfirmed
Midnight SnapperMacolor macularisReported here · unconfirmed
Clark's AnemonefishAmphiprion clarkiiReported here · unconfirmed
Pink Skunk AnemonefishAmphiprion perideraionReported here · unconfirmed
Anna's ChromodorisChromodoris annaeReported here · unconfirmed
Common LionfishPterois volitansReported here · unconfirmed
Spotted ParrotfishCetoscarus ocellatusReported here · unconfirmed
OctopusOctopusReported here · unconfirmed
FrogfishFrogfishReported here · unconfirmed
Leaf scorpionfishLeaf scorpionfishReported here · unconfirmed
NudibranchNudibranchReported here · unconfirmed
FusilierFusilierReported here · unconfirmed
TunaTunaReported here · unconfirmed
TrevallyTrevallyReported here · unconfirmed
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