Shark Point
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About this site
Shark Point is a group of pinnacles about 28 km east of Phuket, near Anemone Reef and the King Cruiser wreck. It was named for frequent leopard shark sightings, though more are now seen around Phi Phi. The northern pinnacle breaks the surface, and the dark rock gives no hint of the colourful soft corals below.
Most dives start near the first pinnacle, with a line or a free descent to a maximum of about 24 m. Currents run north to south, and with a northward current you may start at pinnacle 2, which tops out about 6 to 7 m below the surface. Crossing between the two pinnacles takes you over at about 18 m. Average visibility is about 12 m, so you cannot normally see from one pinnacle to the other. The current can be strong at full and new moon. It can be dived year-round.
Soft corals cover the rock, with large sea fans and some hard coral gardens in deeper water. Scorpionfish, lionfish, pufferfish, blue-ringed angelfish, snappers, groupers and a few types of moray eel live here. Look for nudibranchs, dancing shrimp, juvenile cube boxfish and harlequin sweetlips. Schools of snapper and soldierfish and thousands of silversides hang above the reef, and a whale shark may very rarely pass overhead.
Marine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
DamselfishDamselfishReported here · unconfirmed
Reef sharkReef sharkConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
BarracudaBarracudaConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
Sea turtleSea turtleReported here · unconfirmed
Zebra SharkStegostoma tigrinumReported here · unconfirmed
Blacktip Reef SharkCarcharhinus melanopterusReported here · unconfirmed
Ocellaris AnemonefishAmphiprion ocellarisReported here · unconfirmed
Malacca Bluespotted MaskrayNeotrygon malaccensisReported here · unconfirmed
Spiny Cushion StarCulcita schmidelianaReported here · unconfirmed
Skunk AnemonefishAmphiprion akallopisosReported here · unconfirmed
Clark's AnemonefishAmphiprion clarkiiReported here · unconfirmed
Varicose Wart SlugPhyllidia varicosaReported here · unconfirmed
Magnificent Sea AnemoneRadianthus magnificaReported here · unconfirmed
LionfishLionfishReported here · unconfirmed
AngelfishAngelfishConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
ScorpionfishScorpionfishReported here · unconfirmed
Leopard / zebra sharkLeopard / zebra sharkConfirmed present · 6 independent sources
PufferfishPufferfishConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
Whale SharkRhincodon typusConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
SnapperSnapperConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
NudibranchNudibranchReported here · unconfirmed
SweetlipsSweetlipsReported here · unconfirmed
FusilierFusilierReported here · unconfirmed
BatfishBatfishReported here · unconfirmed
TriggerfishTriggerfishReported here · unconfirmed
SurgeonfishSurgeonfishReported here · unconfirmed
ParrotfishParrotfishReported here · unconfirmed
GrouperGrouperConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
TrevallyTrevallyConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
SeahorseSeahorseConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
ClownfishClownfishReported here · unconfirmed
WrasseWrasseReported here · unconfirmed
Ghost pipefishGhost pipefishReported here · unconfirmed
SquidSquidReported here · unconfirmed
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