Tapu
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About this site
Tapu is a dive site on the barrier reef surrounding Bora Bora in the Society Islands of French Polynesia, an area known for its passes and lagoon reef systems where boats run out from the main island. The site sits within the lagoon and outer reef complex that draws divers to this part of French Polynesia for reef and pelagic encounters common to the Society Islands.
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.
Redtooth TriggerfishOdonus nigerReported here · unconfirmed
Pacific Double-saddle ButterflyfishChaetodon ulietensisReported here · unconfirmed
Small Giant ClamTridacna maximaReported here · unconfirmed
Black TriggerfishMelichthys nigerReported here · unconfirmed
Spotted TobyCanthigaster solandriReported here · unconfirmed
Scissortail SergeantAbudefduf sexfasciatusReported here · unconfirmed
Threadfin ButterflyfishChaetodon aurigaReported here · unconfirmed
Lagoon TriggerfishRhinecanthus aculeatusReported here · unconfirmed
Sixbar WrasseThalassoma hardwickeReported here · unconfirmed
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