Cannibal Rock
Komodo National Park · Indonesia
A seamount in Loh Dasami (Horseshoe Bay) at the far south of Komodo National Park, between Rinca and Nusa Kode. The pinnacle tops out around 4 m and drops past 35 m, its walls carpeted in Dendronephthya soft coral, crinoids, sponges, and tunicates. Cold upwelling feeds the south's signature critters: sea apples, frogfish, Bargibant's pygmy seahorses, and nudibranchs, with banded bamboo sharks tucked in ledges at night. Water runs green and plankton rich and can drop below 22 C mid year. The name comes from divers who watched one Komodo dragon eating another on the adjacent beach.
Conditions
Depth
4 to 35 m
Advanced depths
Current
Can be moderate
Can pick up on the edge
Visibility
8 to 15 m
Clearest in the calm season
Water
20 to 29°C
5mm full
Month by month
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water (°C) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 27 |
| Vis (m) | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Current | Gentle | Gentle | Gentle | Gentle | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Gentle | Gentle | Gentle |
Your chances of seeing each animal
Sea apple
Last confirmed Apr 15, 2026 · 130 records
Almost always
Nearly every dive
Nudibranchs
Last confirmed Feb 10, 2026 · 100 records
Almost always
Nearly every dive
Bargibant's pygmy seahorse
Last confirmed Mar 6, 2025 · 2 records
Likely
About 6 in 10 dives
Brown-banded bamboo shark
Last confirmed Mar 13, 2026 · 2 records
Likely
About 6 in 10 dives
Frogfish
Expected
Known here, not yet in recent logs
Rhinopias scorpionfish
Expected
Known here, not yet in recent logs
Gear
Basic kit
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