Ishigaki (Manta Scramble)

Cleaning station

Japan · Okinawa

Profundidad: 10–20 mNivel: Advanced Open WaterAll year round, peak Jun-Sep

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One of the most reliable manta ray cleaning stations in Asia, within the Yaeyama archipelago.

Depth

10–20 m

Recommended level

Advanced Open Water

Average visibility

20 m

Water temperature

26 °C

Current

Moderate

Access

Boat

Best time

All year round, peak Jun-Sep

Recommended certification

Advanced Open Water

Approx. price

100 USD / dive

Islands

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Best time: All year round, peak Jun-Sep
Approx. price: 100 USD / dive

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56 species documented in Ishigaki (Manta Scramble)

Vulnerable

Manta de arrecife

Mobula alfredi

Endangered

Napoleón

Cheilinus undulatus

Critically Endangered

Tortuga carey

Eretmochelys imbricata

Endangered

Tortuga verde

Chelonia mydas

Critically Endangered

Almeja gigante

Tridacna gigas

Least Concern

Anguila jardinera moteada

Heteroconger hassi

Least Concern

Anguila serpiente de bandas

Myrichthys colubrinus

Not Evaluated

Anémona alfombra gigante

Stichodactyla gigantea

Not Evaluated

Anémona disco

Discosoma nummiforme

Not Evaluated

Anémona magnífica

Heteractis magnifica

Not Evaluated

Babosa de mar española (Spanish dancer)

Hexabranchus sanguineus

Not Evaluated

Babosa de mar verrugosa

Onchidium verruculatum

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