Pillar
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About this site
The Red Pillar is a shallow reef just off Peel Island, about 1 km north of Havelock in the Andaman Islands. It is a beginner site, with depths of 5 to 12 m (16 to 40 ft) and manageable currents.
Reef and features. The reef has vibrant coral and a community of reef fish, and the most striking residents are huge barrel sponges. A sunken scooter and bicycle lie on the bottom, and fish cruise past them.
Sightings include reef fish, snappers, fusiliers, stingrays, crocodilefish and scorpionfish, alongside the barrel sponges.
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It is dived by boat. Swimming skill is not a prerequisite for the introductory dives run here, and it suits new divers as well as anyone interested in unusual underwater scenery.
Marine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
StingrayStingrayReported here · unconfirmed
CrocodilefishCrocodilefishReported here · unconfirmed
Bumphead parrotfishBumphead parrotfishReported here · unconfirmed
PipefishPipefishReported here · unconfirmed
FusilierFusilierConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
ClownfishClownfishConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
LionfishLionfishConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
SnapperSnapperConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
SquidSquidReported here · unconfirmed
ParrotfishParrotfishReported here · unconfirmed
TriggerfishTriggerfishReported here · unconfirmed
AngelfishAngelfishReported here · unconfirmed
FrogfishFrogfishReported here · unconfirmed
SeahorseSeahorseReported here · unconfirmed
Ornate ghost pipefishOrnate ghost pipefishReported here · unconfirmed
Mantis shrimpMantis shrimpReported here · unconfirmed
Harlequin ShrimpHymenocera pictaReported here · unconfirmed
WrasseWrasseReported here · unconfirmed
Manta rayManta rayReported here · unconfirmed
ScorpionfishScorpionfishReported here · unconfirmed
Boring Giant ClamTridacna croceaReported here · unconfirmed
Ocellaris AnemonefishAmphiprion ocellarisReported here · unconfirmed
Tawny Hermit CrabCoenobita rugosusReported here · unconfirmed
Ring-legged Fiddler CrabAustruca annulipesReported here · unconfirmed
Common Box CrabCalappa hepaticaReported here · unconfirmed
Indo-Pacific Sergeant MajorAbudefduf vaigiensisReported here · unconfirmed
Ornate SandgobyIstigobius ornatusReported here · unconfirmed
common hairy crabPilumnus vespertilioReported here · unconfirmed
OctopusOctopusReported here · unconfirmed
Indian LionfishPterois milesObserved near here · iNaturalist
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