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Overview
Sister wall to the Great White, this section is sheeted in purple soft coral and gorgonians. Same Somosomo Strait current drives the bloom; can be combined with Great White on a two-tank trip. Pristine and rarely crowded.
What you'll see
4 species curated- year-roundPurple soft coral
- year-roundAnthias
- year-roundHawksbill turtle
- year-roundLyretail anthias
Sightings evidence
1 record on file- high confidencePurple soft coral
- Last confirmed
- May 2026
- Recent records
- 130 within 10 km
Sources & methodology
How we summarise this
We aggregate confirmed occurrence records from GBIF and OBIS within a fixed radius of each dive site. Occurrence records confirm presence and reveal seasonality clustering, but they DO NOT measure per-dive probability — there is no eligible-effort denominator. We deliberately do not publish a numeric '% chance of sighting' from this data.
Sources
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility — GBIF Secretariat
- Ocean Biodiversity Information System — IOC-UNESCO
- OBIS-SEAMAP — Duke University Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab / OBIS
- iNaturalist — California Academy of Sciences & National Geographic Society
- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species — International Union for Conservation of Nature
- WoRMS — World Register of Marine Species — Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ)
- FishBase — FishBase Consortium
- Atlas of Living Australia — CSIRO / GBIF Australia
- REEF Volunteer Fish Survey — Reef Environmental Education Foundation
Conditions
| Month | Water | Visibility | Current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28–29 °C | 20–30 m | strong |
| Feb | 28–29 °C | 20–30 m | strong |
| Mar | 28–29 °C | 20–30 m | strong |
| Apr | 27–29 °C | 25–40 m | strong |
| May | 26–28 °C | 25–40 m | strong |
| Jun | 25–27 °C | 25–40 m | strong |
| Jul | 25–27 °C | 25–40 m | strong |
| Aug | 25–27 °C | 25–40 m | strong |
| Sep | 25–27 °C | 25–40 m | strong |
| Oct | 26–28 °C | 25–40 m | strong |
| Nov | 27–29 °C | 20–30 m | strong |
| Dec | 28–29 °C | 20–30 m | strong |
Season calendar
Peak season highlighted · current month outlined
Gear for this site
Beyond the basic kit- Reef hook — Current is the price of admission.
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