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Greater Blue-ringed Octopus

Diving with a species

Where to dive with Greater Blue-ringed Octopus

  • 7 dive sites
  • 3 countries
  • 1 species

The seven sites for the greater blue-ringed octopus are muck diving and macro photography in the Coral Triangle: Lembeh and Ambon in Indonesia; Anilao, Puerto Galera, Sabang Bay and Malapascua in the Philippines; and Mabul in Malaysia. The water sits between 27 and 29 °C, none goes below 30 metres and only Malapascua requires advanced certification.

Where

Places come from reviewed species-place links; the species shown at each place are only those in this group.

Which species

AI-generated illustration: Greater Blue-ringed Octopus
Muck diving

Ambon (Twilight Zone)

Indonesia

Up to 25 m · Open Water

10 m28 °C

Greater Blue-ringed Octopus

See dive site
Macro photography/Reef

Anilao

Philippines

Up to 25 m · Open Water

15 m27 °C

Greater Blue-ringed Octopus

See dive site
Sandy bottom (muck diving)

Lembeh Strait

Indonesia

Up to 25 m · Open Water

10 m28 °C

Greater Blue-ringed Octopus

See dive site
Muck diving/Reef

Mabul Island

Malaysia

Up to 20 m · Open Water

15 m29 °C

Greater Blue-ringed Octopus

See dive site
Pinnacle/Pelagic

Malapascua (thresher shark)

Philippines

Up to 30 m · Advanced

20 m27 °C

Greater Blue-ringed Octopus

See dive site
Reef/Muck diving

Puerto Galera

Philippines

Up to 30 m · Open Water

20 m28 °C

Greater Blue-ringed Octopus

See dive site
Wreck/Muck diving

Sabang Bay

Philippines

Up to 30 m · Open Water

15 m28 °C

Greater Blue-ringed Octopus

See dive site
Greater Blue-ringed OctopusLeast Concern

Greater Blue-ringed Octopus

Hapalochlaena lunulata

Greater Blue-ringed Octopus profile