Barracuda Reef
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About this site
Barracuda Reef, known locally as Ula Gala, is a reef just outside Colombo in Mount Lavinia, Sri Lanka, and the most famous of the diving spots around the city. Depths run from 3 to 12 metres over a rock bottom, visibility is good, and the dive is rated beginner. The shallow range suits snorkellers as well as divers, and it works as a first open water training dive.
Large groupers, oriental sweetlips, trevally and yellow jack are seen here along with plenty of other fish. Part of the wreckage of the ship Asia Carrier, which ran aground in 1980, can also be seen on the site.
Marine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
NudibranchNudibranchReported here · unconfirmed
FusilierFusilierReported here · unconfirmed
PufferfishPufferfishReported here · unconfirmed
PipefishPipefishReported here · unconfirmed
OctopusOctopusReported here · unconfirmed
LionfishLionfishReported here · unconfirmed
GrouperGrouperConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
Blacktip TrevallyCaranx heberiReported here · unconfirmed
BarracudaBarracudaConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
SnapperSnapperReported here · unconfirmed
SweetlipsSweetlipsReported here · unconfirmed
TrevallyTrevallyReported here · unconfirmed
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