Lekuan I
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About this site
Lekuan I is one of the three Lekuan sites on Bunaken Island in Bunaken National Park, North Sulawesi, and one of the most famous in the park. The steep wall drops to 100 metres and more. It is good for gentle drift dives, with relatively gentle currents.
The site is known for the number of green sea turtles that live here, huge ones that often rest on the ledges or cruise by in the blue, with hawksbills too. Counts of 30 to 40 turtles on one dive have been reported. Schooling fusiliers, passing jacks and trevally, and the occasional tuna swim along the wall. Whitetip reef sharks live in the deeper recesses of the wall, often in pairs.
On the way up, the reef top is alive with clouds of sergeant majors and red-tooth triggerfish, and scorpionfish sit nestled in the coral.
Marine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
TunaTunaConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
Anna's ChromodorisChromodoris annaeReported here · unconfirmed
Loch's ChromodorisChromodoris lochiReported here · unconfirmed
Alcala's ChromodorisChromodoris alcalaiReported here · unconfirmed
Redtooth TriggerfishOdonus nigerReported here · unconfirmed
Pyramid ButterflyfishHemitaurichthys polylepisReported here · unconfirmed
Regal AngelfishPygoplites diacanthusReported here · unconfirmed
Blackspotted PufferArothron nigropunctatusReported here · unconfirmed
Pacific TrumpetfishAulostomus chinensisReported here · unconfirmed
Willan's ChromodorisChromodoris willaniReported here · unconfirmed
Blue LinckiaLinckia laevigataReported here · unconfirmed
FusilierFusilierReported here · unconfirmed
TrevallyTrevallyReported here · unconfirmed
NudibranchNudibranchReported here · unconfirmed
TriggerfishTriggerfishReported here · unconfirmed
ScorpionfishScorpionfishConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
Leaf scorpionfishLeaf scorpionfishReported here · unconfirmed
OctopusOctopusReported here · unconfirmed
BannerfishBannerfishReported here · unconfirmed
Napoleon (humphead) wrasseNapoleon (humphead) wrasseReported here · unconfirmed
AngelfishAngelfishReported here · unconfirmed
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