Alung Banua
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About this site
Alung Banua is a wall dive site offering strong macro photography opportunities, where divers need to stay alert for well-camouflaged creatures along the reef. The wall features beautiful caves that occasionally serve as resting spots for white tip reef sharks.
The terrain is a wall formation with caves running through it, making it a site where careful inspection of the structure rewards attentive divers. The site is rated at intermediate difficulty, with great visibility typical of the season from October to April.
Marine life at Alung Banua leans heavily toward cryptic macro species. Leaf fish, ghost pipefish, and frogfish are characteristic finds here, with their disguised appearances demanding a slow, deliberate approach. White tip reef sharks are also encountered, particularly resting inside the wall's caves.
Marine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
Willan's ChromodorisChromodoris willaniReported here · unconfirmed
Small Giant ClamTridacna maximaReported here · unconfirmed
Crested NembrothaNembrotha cristataReported here · unconfirmed
Diana's ChromodorisChromodoris dianaeReported here · unconfirmed
Napoleon (humphead) wrasseNapoleon (humphead) wrasseConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
Redtooth TriggerfishOdonus nigerReported here · unconfirmed
Pyramid ButterflyfishHemitaurichthys polylepisReported here · unconfirmed
Pacific TrumpetfishAulostomus chinensisReported here · unconfirmed
Freckled HawkfishParacirrhites forsteriReported here · unconfirmed
Anna's ChromodorisChromodoris annaeReported here · unconfirmed
Loch's ChromodorisChromodoris lochiReported here · unconfirmed
Alcala's ChromodorisChromodoris alcalaiReported here · unconfirmed
Regal AngelfishPygoplites diacanthusReported here · unconfirmed
Blackspotted PufferArothron nigropunctatusReported here · unconfirmed
Blue LinckiaLinckia laevigataReported here · unconfirmed
Leaf scorpionfishLeaf scorpionfishReported here · unconfirmed
Ghost pipefishGhost pipefishReported here · unconfirmed
FrogfishFrogfishReported here · unconfirmed
Green Sea TurtleChelonia mydasObserved near here · iNaturalist
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