Fish Bowl
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About this site
Fish Bowl is a dive site on the south side of Kauai, Hawaii, known for erosional sea caves and dramatic underwater landscapes. They formed along Kauai's pre-Ice Age coastline, when the area was still above water, and are now submerged.
Depths run from about 45 to 70 feet (14 to 21 m). The caves and overhangs make good habitat, and there is a huge sink hole that is fun to dive into.
It is one of the fishiest sites on the south side. Black triggerfish, blue stripe snapper and pennant butterflyfish form huge schools, and the rare reticulated butterflyfish can be found here. White tip reef sharks and turtles are regulars around the caves. On one dive with exceptionally clear visibility, an octopus reared up and spread its tentacles toward the surface in a display of intimidation.
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Drifting: when the current is strong enough, divers can drift from Turtle Bluffs through Fish Bowl and on to General Store, or the reverse, depending on the direction of the current.
Marine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
Reef sharkReef sharkReported here · unconfirmed
Sea turtleSea turtleReported here · unconfirmed
OctopusOctopusReported here · unconfirmed
SnapperSnapperReported here · unconfirmed
Saddle WrasseThalassoma duperreyReported here · unconfirmed
Arc-eye HawkfishParacirrhites arcatusReported here · unconfirmed
Dusky SurgeonfishAcanthurus nigrofuscusReported here · unconfirmed
Blackfin ChromisPycnochromis vanderbiltiReported here · unconfirmed
Green Sea TurtleChelonia mydasReported here · unconfirmed
Pacific Orange-spine UnicornfishNaso lituratusReported here · unconfirmed
Hawaiian Spotted TobyCanthigaster jactatorReported here · unconfirmed
Hawaiian HogfishBodianus albotaeniatusReported here · unconfirmed
Ornamental WrasseHalichoeres ornatissimusReported here · unconfirmed
TriggerfishTriggerfishReported here · unconfirmed
Orangeblotch SurgeonfishAcanthurus olivaceusReported here · unconfirmed
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