Koh Lipe
Thailand · Andaman Sea
Thailand's southernmost inhabited island sits inside Tarutao National Marine Park, just 10 km from the Malaysian border. Undisturbed by liveaboard traffic, the reefs here have some of the healthiest coral gardens in the country. Staghorn and tabletop acropora dominate the shallows, while deeper slopes yield bumphead parrotfish, turtles, and occasional whale sharks between December and March.
How this reef is doing
ⓘ How we measure thisReef state
Live science signals for this reef are still being gathered.
Coral cover
Fish life
Heat
Fishing
Open to fishing, and the water is busy.
Sources · Global Fishing Watch and reef gravity
What you will see
34 species across the dive sites here
Ocellaris Clownfish
Seen 3 months ago
at Hin Ngam
Least concern
Crown-of-Thorns Starfish
Seen 7 months ago
at Eight Mile Rock
Giant Trevally
Seen 7 months ago
at Stonehenge
Least concern
Bluefin Trevally
Seen 7 months ago
at Koh Usen
Least concern
Blue-spotted Stingray
Seen 8 months ago
at Hin Ngam
Least concern
Acropora Coral
Seen year round
at Hin Ngam
Blue-ringed Octopus
Seen year round
at Hin Ngam
Brain Coral
Seen year round
at Hin Ngam
Encrusting Sponge (various species)
Seen year round
at Stonehenge
Feather Star (Crinoid)
Seen year round
at Stonehenge
Flathead
Seen year round
at Hin Ngam
Giant Clam
Seen year round
at Koh Usen
Critically endangered
Green Sea Turtle
Seen year round
at Koh Usen
Least concern
Hard Coral (mixed species)
Seen year round
at Eight Mile Rock
Hawksbill Sea Turtle
Seen year round
at Koh Usen
Critically endangered
Humphead Parrotfish
Seen year round
at Eight Mile Rock
Vulnerable
Lionfish
Seen year round
at Hin Ngam
Least concern
Longface Emperor
Seen year round
at Eight Mile Rock
Least concern
Nurse Shark
Seen year round
at Stonehenge
Vulnerable
Red Lionfish
Seen year round
at Stonehenge
Least concern
Soft Coral (various species)
Seen year round
at Stonehenge
Tabletop Acropora Coral
Seen year round
at Koh Usen
Endangered
Yellowlip Moray Eel
Seen year round
at Stonehenge
Least concern
Yellowtail Barracuda
Seen year round
at Eight Mile Rock
Least concern
Bluebanded Goby
Seasonal visitor
at Hin Ngam
Least concern
Bumphead Parrotfish
Seasonal visitor
at Koh Usen
Vulnerable
Flamboyant Cuttlefish
Seasonal visitor
at Hin Ngam
Great Barracuda
Seasonal visitor
at Stonehenge
Least concern
Manta Ray
Seasonal visitor
at Eight Mile Rock
Midnight Snapper
Seasonal visitor
at Stonehenge
Least concern
Scalloped Hammerhead Shark
Seasonal visitor
at Eight Mile Rock
Critically endangered
Whale Shark
Seasonal visitor
at Eight Mile Rock
Endangered
Whitecheek Shark
Seasonal visitor
at Koh Usen
Endangered
Yellowtail Fusilier
Seasonal visitor
at Stonehenge
Least concern
Dive sites
Stonehenge
yellowlip moray eel · red lionfish · nurse shark · great barracuda
Koh Usen
green sea turtle · hawksbill sea turtle · bumphead parrotfish · bluefin trevally
Eight Mile Rock
manta ray · whale shark · scalloped hammerhead shark · giant trevally
Hin Ngam
ocellaris clownfish · blue-ringed octopus · flamboyant cuttlefish · flathead