Mergui Archipelago (Black Rock)
An isolated pinnacle in the Burmese archipelago, one of the last great secrets of pelagic diving in Asia.
Depth
5–35 m
Recommended level
Advanced Open Water
Average visibility
20 m
Water temperature
28 °C
Current
Moderate
Access
Liveaboard
Best time
November-April
Recommended certification
Advanced Open Water
Approx. price
190 USD / dive
A rock pinnacle with a system of underwater caves and tunnels, part of the little-explored Mergui archipelago.
Location
See on the interactive map54 species documented in Mergui Archipelago (Black Rock)
Least ConcernBarracuda
Sphyraena barracuda
VulnerableManta de arrecife
Mobula alfredi
EndangeredTiburón ballena
Rhincodon typus
EndangeredTiburón gris de arrecife
Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos
Critically EndangeredTortuga carey
Eretmochelys imbricata
Critically EndangeredAlmeja 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 verrugosa
Onchidium verruculatum
Ecosystem
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