Dogtooth Lair
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About this site
Dogtooth Lair is a dive site at Layang Layang Atoll in Malaysia, known as tuna territory. The highlight is dogtooth tuna, along with sharks and trevallies.
Strong currents are common here, the dive runs deeper than at many neighbouring sites, and it is graded advanced. Divers have also reported turtles, fusiliers, horse-eye jacks, white-tip reef sharks and hammerhead sharks. The bottom is reef.
Marine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
Tomato ClownfishAmphiprion frenatusReported here · unconfirmed
Whitetip SoldierfishMyripristis vittataReported here · unconfirmed
Fire DartfishNemateleotris magnificaReported here · unconfirmed
Pyramid ButterflyfishHemitaurichthys polylepisReported here · unconfirmed
Golden DamselfishAmblyglyphidodon aureusReported here · unconfirmed
Doublebar GoatfishParupeneus crassilabrisReported here · unconfirmed
FusilierFusilierReported here · unconfirmed
SurgeonfishSurgeonfishReported here · unconfirmed
NudibranchNudibranchReported here · unconfirmed
Hammerhead sharkHammerhead sharkConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
TunaTunaConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
TrevallyTrevallyConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
Mola mola (ocean sunfish)Mola mola (ocean sunfish)Reported here · unconfirmed
Moorish IdolZanclus cornutusObserved near here · iNaturalist
Pacific TrumpetfishAulostomus chinensisObserved near here · iNaturalist
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