Sloping reefÁrea Marina Protegida

Cape Kri

Indonesia · Raja Ampat, West Papua

Profundidad: 5–35 mNivel: Open WaterOctober-April

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A submerged ridge running out from the eastern tip of Kri island, right in the middle of the Dampier Strait. It is the best-known site in Raja Ampat and holds one of the greatest densities of large fish in the north of the archipelago. Working depth is usually around 15 m along the wall and about 8 m on the spine of the ridge.

Depth

5–35 m

Recommended level

Open Water

Average visibility

20 m

Water temperature

29 °C

Current

Moderate

Access

Boat

Best time

October-April

Recommended certification

Open Water

Approx. price

130 USD / dive

Ocean Marine protected area

Plan your dive

Best time: October-April
Approx. price: 130 USD / dive

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The site where the biologist Gerald Allen counted 374 fish species on a single dive, a world record for marine biodiversity.

Protection status

Red de áreas marinas protegidas de Raja Ampat (Bird's Head Seascape)

Did you know

Ostenta el récord mundial de especies de peces registradas en una sola inmersión: 374, contadas en 2012 por el biólogo marino Gerald R. Allen. Eso lo sitúa entre las cinco inmersiones más ricas en especies del planeta.

Sources consulted: Papua Diving; La Galigo Liveaboard; White Manta; liveaboardindonesia.com; southeastasiadiving.com

Location

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60 species documented in Cape Kri

Barracuda

Sphyraena barracuda

Manta de arrecife

Mobula alfredi

Napoleón

Cheilinus undulatus

Critically Endangered

Tortuga carey

Eretmochelys imbricata

Critically Endangered

Almeja gigante

Tridacna gigas

Anguila jardinera moteada

Heteroconger hassi

Anguila serpiente de bandas

Myrichthys colubrinus

Anémona alfombra gigante

Stichodactyla gigantea

Anémona disco

Discosoma nummiforme

Anémona magnífica

Heteractis magnifica

Babosa de mar española (Spanish dancer)

Hexabranchus sanguineus

Babosa de mar verrugosa

Onchidium verruculatum

See all 60 species of this place

Ecosystem

Arrecife

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