Tanjung Butong
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About this site
Tanjung Butong is a dive site located at the northernmost point of Perhentian Kecil, Malaysia, characterised by a collection of large boulders, coral formations, and a rocky bottom.
The site reaches a maximum depth of 13 metres, with the boulder and coral reef structures providing varied terrain and relief across the site.
Marine life at Tanjung Butong includes bumphead parrotfish, trevallies, and triggerfish, with the reef structures supporting abundant sea life throughout the site.
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Conditions suit beginner divers, with light currents and a best diving season running from October through May. Visibility at the site is poor.
Marine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
Ocellaris AnemonefishAmphiprion ocellarisReported here · unconfirmed
Scissortail SergeantAbudefduf sexfasciatusReported here · unconfirmed
Moon WrasseThalassoma lunareReported here · unconfirmed
Eightband ButterflyfishChaetodon octofasciatusReported here · unconfirmed
Golden RabbitfishSiganus guttatusReported here · unconfirmed
Small Giant ClamTridacna maximaReported here · unconfirmed
Redbreast Maori WrasseCheilinus fasciatusReported here · unconfirmed
Blackeye ThicklipHemigymnus melapterusReported here · unconfirmed
Coral RabbitfishSiganus corallinusReported here · unconfirmed
Greenfish Sea CucumberStichopus chloronotusReported here · unconfirmed
PipefishPipefishReported here · unconfirmed
SeahorseSeahorseReported here · unconfirmed
Bumphead parrotfishBumphead parrotfishReported here · unconfirmed
TriggerfishTriggerfishReported here · unconfirmed
TrevallyTrevallyReported here · unconfirmed
Blacktip Reef SharkCarcharhinus melanopterusObserved near here · iNaturalist
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