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Alor Archipelago

Wall/Current
Depth: 5–40 mLevel: Advanced Open WaterApril-November
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A remote region of eastern Indonesia with some of the most colourful soft corals in the world.

Depth

5–40 m

Recommended level

Advanced Open Water

Average visibility

20 m

Location

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Alor Archipelago: 65 documented species

Ecosystem

Wall

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Water temperature

26 °C

Current

Strong

Access

Liveaboard/Boat

Best season

April-November

Recommended certification

Drift Diver

Approx. price

80 USD / dive

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Best season
April-November
Approx. price
80 USD / dive
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Giant Clam

Tridacna gigas

Giant AnemoneNot Evaluated

Giant Anemone

Stichodactyla gigantea

Disc AnemoneNot Evaluated

Disc Anemone

Discosoma nummiforme

Ritteri AnemoneNot Evaluated

Ritteri Anemone

Heteractis magnifica

Spotted Garden EelLeast Concern

Spotted Garden Eel

Heteroconger hassi

Harlequin Snake EelLeast Concern

Harlequin Snake Eel

Myrichthys colubrinus

Warty SlugNot Evaluated

Warty Slug

Onchidium verruculatum

Great BarracudaLeast Concern

Great Barracuda

Sphyraena barracuda

SkipjackLeast Concern

Skipjack

Katsuwonus pelamis

Sperm WhaleVulnerable

Sperm Whale

Physeter macrocephalus

Scarlet Cleaner ShrimpNot Evaluated

Scarlet Cleaner Shrimp

Lysmata amboinensis

Peacock Mantis ShrimpNot Evaluated

Peacock Mantis Shrimp

Odontodactylus scyllarus

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