Pulau Kerengga Besar
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About this site
Pulau Kerengga Besar is one of two small islands, Kerengga Besar and Kerengga Kecil, to the north-west of China Terjun in the Redang area of Malaysia. A large expanse of shallow reef lies around them, ideal for snorkellers and novice divers. Diving is in relatively calm, shallow water down to about 15 metres.
Where China Terjun is eel and lionfish city, Kerengga is ray city, because the shallow sandy bottom is home to a large number of rays and a few sharks. A coral garden of hard and soft coral lies between the two islands. Humphead parrotfish, snappers, tuna, jacks and trevallies may be seen at the reef, and many species of shrimp and crab come out on night dives.
Marine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
WrasseWrasseReported here · unconfirmed
ClownfishClownfishReported here · unconfirmed
NudibranchNudibranchReported here · unconfirmed
SnapperSnapperReported here · unconfirmed
Bubble CoralPlerogyra sinuosaReported here · unconfirmed
Varicose Wart SlugPhyllidia varicosaReported here · unconfirmed
Scissortail SergeantAbudefduf sexfasciatusReported here · unconfirmed
Coi's GoniobranchusGoniobranchus coiReported here · unconfirmed
Green Sea TurtleChelonia mydasReported here · unconfirmed
Greenfish Sea CucumberStichopus chloronotusReported here · unconfirmed
Napoleon (humphead) wrasseNapoleon (humphead) wrasseReported here · unconfirmed
TunaTunaReported here · unconfirmed
TrevallyTrevallyReported here · unconfirmed
Bumphead parrotfishBumphead parrotfishReported here · unconfirmed
Ocellaris AnemonefishAmphiprion ocellarisReported here · unconfirmed
Montipora digitataReported here · unconfirmed
Blacktip Reef SharkCarcharhinus melanopterusObserved near here · iNaturalist
Hawksbill Sea TurtleEretmochelys imbricataObserved near here · iNaturalist
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