Mayhem
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Mayhem is a large submerged pinnacle on the western edge of the Dampier Strait in Raja Ampat, just offshore from the island of Gam.
The best time to dive it is when a little current is running, which brings large schools of fish together at the edge of the reef. The current can be very strong, so time the entry carefully. The ideal dive drops in along the edge of the pinnacle on the current side and watches the schools in the flow, then swims along the bommies toward the shallows.
Fusiliers, snappers, jacks and batfish gather in numbers, and wobbegongs and pygmy seahorses live on the bottom. The bommies are covered in coloured corals, and some hold schools of sweepers in small caverns, often with a resident wobbegong sitting underneath.
Marine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
BatfishBatfishReported here · unconfirmed
WobbegongWobbegongReported here · unconfirmed
Orbicular CardinalfishSphaeramia orbicularisReported here · unconfirmed
Amberfish Sea CucumberThelenota anaxReported here · unconfirmed
Reef Manta RayMobula alfrediReported here · unconfirmed
Orange-spotted TrevallyFlavocaranx bajadReported here · unconfirmed
Bigeye TrevallyCaranx sexfasciatusReported here · unconfirmed
Tailspot BlennyEcsenius stigmaturaReported here · unconfirmed
Armored Sea StarFromia hemioplaReported here · unconfirmed
Tasselled WobbegongEucrossorhinus dasypogonReported here · unconfirmed
Sixband AngelfishPomacanthus sexstriatusReported here · unconfirmed
Boring Giant ClamTridacna croceaReported here · unconfirmed
Giant MorayGymnothorax javanicusReported here · unconfirmed
FusilierFusilierReported here · unconfirmed
SnapperSnapperReported here · unconfirmed
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