Close Encounters
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About this site
Close Encounters is a steep slope and drop-off in Pemuteran Bay, Bali, with splendid coral gardens at 3 to 5 m that also suit snorkeling. The name comes from the fact that something always turns up. The dive runs from 5 to 30 m and is open to all levels.
Visibility ranges from 8 to 30 m, water temperature is 27 to 29 C, and the currents are typically gentle. Occasional big animals include eagle rays, whale sharks and reef sharks, and schools of tuna, jacks, fusiliers and snappers pass through. Smaller residents include cleaner shrimp, leaf scorpionfish, mantis shrimp, nudibranchs and barrel sponge crabs.
Marine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
FusilierFusilierConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
Ocellaris AnemonefishAmphiprion ocellarisReported here · unconfirmed
Blue LinckiaLinckia laevigataReported here · unconfirmed
Ornate GhostpipefishSolenostomus paradoxusReported here · unconfirmed
Orangestripe TriggerfishBalistapus undulatusReported here · unconfirmed
Vagabond ButterflyfishChaetodon vagabundusReported here · unconfirmed
Eastern Triangle ButterflyfishChaetodon baronessaReported here · unconfirmed
Doublebar RabbitfishSiganus virgatusReported here · unconfirmed
Geometric GoniobranchusGoniobranchus geometricusReported here · unconfirmed
Lagoon DamselHemiglyphidodon plagiometoponReported here · unconfirmed
Whale SharkRhincodon typusConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
TunaTunaConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
SnapperSnapperReported here · unconfirmed
Leaf scorpionfishLeaf scorpionfishReported here · unconfirmed
NudibranchNudibranchConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
Humbug DascyllusDascyllus aruanusReported here · unconfirmed
Moorish IdolZanclus cornutusReported here · unconfirmed
Eagle rayEagle rayConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
ScorpionfishScorpionfishReported here · unconfirmed
TriggerfishTriggerfishReported here · unconfirmed
TrevallyTrevallyReported here · unconfirmed
Mantis shrimpMantis shrimpReported here · unconfirmed
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