Conditions & tides
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About this site
Vase Rock (花瓶岩), the landmark sea stack beside Baisha harbour on the north of Xiaoliuqiu, is a shallow dive of about 10 m over soft coral. Turtles are common and anthias school over the reef; the site can be done as a drift when the tide runs, which is why it is rated intermediate.
Marine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
Moorish IdolZanclus cornutusReported here · unconfirmed
Black-margined NudibranchDoriprismatica atromarginataReported here · unconfirmed
Tawny Hermit CrabCoenobita rugosusReported here · unconfirmed
Green Sea TurtleChelonia mydasReported here · unconfirmed
Clark's AnemonefishAmphiprion clarkiiReported here · unconfirmed
Indo-Pacific Rock-boring UrchinEchinometra mathaeiReported here · unconfirmed
Mirror ButterflyfishChaetodon speculumReported here · unconfirmed
Mourning DoridJorunna funebrisReported here · unconfirmed
Mottled Lightfoot CrabGrapsus albolineatusReported here · unconfirmed
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