Conditions & tides
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About this site
The Channel sits at coordinates placing it in the Tuamotu Archipelago of French Polynesia, near Tikehau, rather than mainland France, in a region known for narrow passes connecting lagoons to the open ocean. Verified data for this site gives a maximum depth of around 22 metres and rates it as an intermediate dive.
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.
Whitetip Reef SharkTriaenodon obesusReported here · unconfirmed
Paletail UnicornfishNaso brevirostrisReported here · unconfirmed
Reticulate ButterflyfishChaetodon reticulatusReported here · unconfirmed
Slingjaw WrasseEpibulus insidiatorReported here · unconfirmed
Pacific Double-saddle ButterflyfishChaetodon ulietensisReported here · unconfirmed
Napoleon WrasseCheilinus undulatusReported here · unconfirmed
yellowtail dascyllusDascyllus flavicaudusReported here · unconfirmed
Humpback SnapperLutjanus gibbusReported here · unconfirmed
Yellowfin SurgeonfishAcanthurus xanthopterusReported here · unconfirmed
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