Tanjung Tukas

Tanjung Tukas is a point on Perhentian Besar, one of the two main Perhentian Islands off the northeast coast of Terengganu, Malaysia, in the South China Sea. Dive sites around this island are typically reached by short boat rides from the resorts along its beaches. The reef here reaches a maximum depth of around 15 metres and is rated a beginner dive. Divers have also reported currents at times, including strong deep water and surface currents, along with waves, so conditions can be choppier than the depth alone suggests.

Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.

• Ocellaris AnemonefishAmphiprion ocellarisReported here · unconfirmed
• Scissortail SergeantAbudefduf sexfasciatusReported here · unconfirmed
• Moon WrasseThalassoma lunareReported here · unconfirmed
• Redbreast Maori WrasseCheilinus fasciatusReported here · unconfirmed
• Blackeye ThicklipHemigymnus melapterusReported here · unconfirmed
• Golden RabbitfishSiganus guttatusReported here · unconfirmed
• Small Giant ClamTridacna maximaReported here · unconfirmed
• Star-tentacled BornellaBornella stelliferaReported here · unconfirmed
• Eightband ButterflyfishChaetodon octofasciatusReported here · unconfirmed
• Doublebar RabbitfishSiganus virgatusReported here · unconfirmed
• Blacktip Reef SharkCarcharhinus melanopterusObserved near here · iNaturalist