Sahaung
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About this site
Sahaung is a rock pinnacle at the southern tip of Bangka Island, off North Sulawesi, and the most iconic dive site of the Bangka archipelago. It is known for pristine soft corals and rock formations that look like an underwater Giant's Causeway. Large rocks break the surface, and the dominant eastern swell crashes over them.
The dive is made with the current, shallowing as you go around the pinnacle. There is usually a noticeable surge underwater, sometimes two metres each way, so keep your distance from the reef until you reach a more sheltered area. Near the end the pinnacle rises from the reef in a step-like formation, and juvenile whitetip reef sharks rest around its base among table corals, which makes it a good place for a safety stop.
Large gorgonian sea fans hold pygmy seahorses, and on a good day three species can be found in a single dive. Coral guard crabs shelter in the staghorn coral on the shallower slope, and many mantis shrimp burrow in the sand. Blacktip reef sharks are common sightings, and schools of bumphead parrotfish often charge through, leaving trails of sand behind them.
Marine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
Loch's ChromodorisChromodoris lochiReported here · unconfirmed
Blue LinckiaLinckia laevigataReported here · unconfirmed
Pink Skunk AnemonefishAmphiprion perideraionReported here · unconfirmed
Anna's ChromodorisChromodoris annaeReported here · unconfirmed
Clark's AnemonefishAmphiprion clarkiiReported here · unconfirmed
Greenblotch ParrotfishScarus quoyiReported here · unconfirmed
Yellowmargin MorayGymnothorax flavimarginatusReported here · unconfirmed
Blackspotted PufferArothron nigropunctatusReported here · unconfirmed
Decorated SandgobyIstigobius decoratusReported here · unconfirmed
Pacific Bullethead ParrotfishChlorurus spilurusReported here · unconfirmed
Mantis shrimpMantis shrimpConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
TrevallyTrevallyConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
SnapperSnapperConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
ParrotfishParrotfishReported here · unconfirmed
Harlequin ShrimpHymenocera pictaReported here · unconfirmed
OctopusOctopusReported here · unconfirmed
DugongDugongReported here · unconfirmed
NudibranchNudibranchConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
Dusky NembrothaNembrotha kubaryanaReported here · unconfirmed
Bumphead parrotfishBumphead parrotfishReported here · unconfirmed
Pygmy SeahorseHippocampus bargibantiObserved near here · iNaturalist
Barred ShrimpgobyCryptocentrus fasciatusObserved near here · iNaturalist
Pacific TrumpetfishAulostomus chinensisObserved near here · iNaturalist
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