Layang Layang Atoll
A remote oceanic atoll out in the South China Sea, reachable only by charter flight; a 2,000 m vertical drop-off.
Depth
5–40 m
Recommended level
Advanced Open Water
Average visibility
30 m
Water temperature
28 °C
Current
Strong
Access
Liveaboard
Best time
March-August
Recommended certification
Advanced Open Water
Approx. price
150 USD / dive
Location
See on the interactive map63 species documented in Layang Layang Atoll
Least ConcernBarracuda
Sphyraena barracuda
Least ConcernDelfín mular
Tursiops truncatus
VulnerableManta de arrecife
Mobula alfredi
EndangeredNapoleón
Cheilinus undulatus
EndangeredTiburón gris de arrecife
Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos
EndangeredTortuga verde
Chelonia mydas
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
Ecosystem
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