Hairy Frogfish Ridge
Dive site
A shallow rubble and algae ridge running from 5 to 18 metres where the combination of encrusting algae, hydroids, and sponge patches creates perfect camouflage for multiple hairy frogfish individuals at any one time. Hairy frogfish at this site appear in yellow, black, white, and orange colour morphs — each one invisible until you are centimetres away. Guides maintain knowledge of resident individuals between dives and the site consistently produces multiple encounters per dive. Also reliable for leaf scorpionfish in rubble hollows and occasional Rhinopias on the deeper rubble slope.
Conditions
Depth
5 to 18 m
Good for beginners
Current
Variable
Can pick up on the edge
Visibility
5 to 12 m
Clearest in the calm season
Water
25 to 30°C
3mm wetsuit
Month by month
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water (°C) | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
| Vis (m) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Current | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm |
Your chances of seeing each animal
Hairy frogfish
Photo: Richard Ling · CC BY-NC-ND
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
Leaf scorpionfish
Photo: Shigeru Harazaki · © all rights reserved
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
Warty frogfish
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
Rhinopias scorpionfish
Rare
Now and then
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