Tiger Reef
Tioman Island · Malaysia
Tiger Reef is Tioman's premier pelagic spectacle, a submerged pinnacle rising from 30 metres where enormous schools of bigeye trevally and dogtooth tuna wheel in tight silver formations around the rocky summit. Napoleon wrasse of impressive size hold station in the current seams, while whitetip reef sharks rest in the crevices below. The site demands some current experience but rewards with an open-ocean energy rarely matched in Malaysian waters.
Conditions
Depth
10 to 30 m
Open water and up
Current
Can be moderate
Can pick up on the edge
Visibility
20 to 30 m
Clearest in the calm season
Water
26 to 30°C
3mm wetsuit
Your chances of seeing each animal
Bigeye TrevallyLeast concern
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
Napoleon WrasseEndangered
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
Whitetip Reef SharkVulnerable
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
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