Coral Garden
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About this site
Coral Garden is a shallow beginner site at Pulau Tenggol, a gentle sandy-bottomed reef scattered with coral heads and soft corals. Depths stay shallow, around 6 to 10 m, the water is calm, and there is little or no surge, which makes it good for practising buoyancy.
Green and hawksbill turtles glide over the sand. White-spotted puffers, parrotfish, blue-spotted stingrays, fusiliers and seahorses, including tiny pygmy seahorses, are what you see. The dry season, April to October, gives the best visibility, typically 15 to 30 m.
Marine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
Blue DragonPteraeolidia semperiReported here · unconfirmed
Pillow Cushion StarCulcita novaeguineaeReported here · unconfirmed
Clark's AnemonefishAmphiprion clarkiiReported here · unconfirmed
Tiger CowrieCypraea tigrisReported here · unconfirmed
Ocellaris AnemonefishAmphiprion ocellarisReported here · unconfirmed
Varicose Wart SlugPhyllidia varicosaReported here · unconfirmed
Redbreast Maori WrasseCheilinus fasciatusReported here · unconfirmed
Long-spined Crown-of-ThornsAcanthaster planciReported here · unconfirmed
Giant MorayGymnothorax javanicusReported here · unconfirmed
Dusky NembrothaNembrotha kubaryanaReported here · unconfirmed
NudibranchNudibranchConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
PufferfishPufferfishReported here · unconfirmed
DamselfishDamselfishReported here · unconfirmed
LionfishLionfishReported here · unconfirmed
FrogfishFrogfishReported here · unconfirmed
PipefishPipefishReported here · unconfirmed
SeahorseSeahorseConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
ParrotfishParrotfishReported here · unconfirmed
FusilierFusilierReported here · unconfirmed
AngelfishAngelfishReported here · unconfirmed
Hawksbill Sea TurtleEretmochelys imbricataObserved near here · iNaturalist
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