Tortugas
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About this site
Tortugas sits off the coast of Kauai in the Hawaiian Islands, along the Pacific waters of the island's shoreline, in near-shore volcanic terrain typically reached by boat from one of Kauai's harbors. Divers here have reported Christmas wrasse, saddle wrasse, dusky surgeonfish, Hawaiian convict surgeonfish, orangeblotch surgeonfish, and Moorish idols moving over the reef, along with green sea turtles. The bottom holds patches of hump coral and spreading rice coral, and Pacific white-spotted sea cucumbers have also been spotted on the site.
Marine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
Saddle WrasseThalassoma duperreyReported here · unconfirmed
Hump CoralPorites lobataReported here · unconfirmed
Spreading Rice CoralMontipora patulaReported here · unconfirmed
Orangeblotch SurgeonfishAcanthurus olivaceusReported here · unconfirmed
Green Sea TurtleChelonia mydasReported here · unconfirmed
Hawaiian Convict SurgeonfishAcanthurus triostegusReported here · unconfirmed
Moorish IdolZanclus cornutusReported here · unconfirmed
Dusky SurgeonfishAcanthurus nigrofuscusReported here · unconfirmed
Christmas WrasseThalassoma trilobatumReported here · unconfirmed
Pacific White-spotted Sea CucumberActinopyga variansReported here · unconfirmed
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