Little Liuqiu Island
Taiwan · South China Sea
A small coral island off Pingtung County famous for the highest density of wild green sea turtles in Taiwan. Fringing reefs and sea caves ring the island, delivering turtle encounters on virtually every dive.
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
15 species across the dive sites here
Green Sea Turtle
Seen 1 month ago
at Vase Rock
Least concern
Mottled Lightfoot Crab
Seen 1 month ago
at Vase Rock
Light-Vented Bulbul
Seen 1 month ago
at Vase Rock
Least concern
Black-Winged Stilt
Seen 1 month ago
at Vase Rock
Least concern
Black-Margined Nudibranch
Seen 2 months ago
at Lobster Cave
Peacock Mantis Shrimp
Seen 5 months ago
at Houshi Fringing Reef
Little Grebe
Seen 6 months ago
at Vase Rock
Least concern
Convict Surgeonfish
Seen 7 months ago
at Houshi Fringing Reef
Least concern
Slipper Lobster
Seen Jun 2025
at Beauty Cave
Least concern
Blackbar Soldierfish
Seen year round
at Beauty Cave
Least concern
Feather Star Crinoid
Seen year round
at Vase Rock
Ornate Spiny Lobster
Seen year round
at Lobster Cave
Least concern
Purple Sea Fan
Seen year round
at Lobster Cave
Bumphead Parrotfish
Seasonal visitor
at Vase Rock
Vulnerable
Flamboyant Cuttlefish
Seasonal visitor
at Beauty Cave
Dive sites
Vase Rock
green sea turtle · bumphead parrotfish · feather star crinoid · black-winged stilt
Houshi Fringing Reef
green sea turtle · convict surgeonfish · peacock mantis shrimp · black-winged stilt
Beauty Cave
blackbar soldierfish · slipper lobster · flamboyant cuttlefish · green sea turtle
Lobster Cave
ornate spiny lobster · green sea turtle · purple sea fan · black-winged stilt