Redang Island
Malaysia · Southeast Asia
A jewel of Terengganu's marine park, Redang Island is famed for its crystal-clear waters, enormous bumphead parrotfish schools, and seasonal whale shark encounters from June through August.
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
17 species across the dive sites here
Blacktip Reef Shark
Seen 1 month ago
at Marine Park HQ Reef
Vulnerable
Varicose Wart Slug
Seen 1 month ago
at Marine Park HQ Reef
Green Sea Turtle
Seen 1 month ago
at Marine Park HQ Reef
Least concern
White-Eyed Moray
Seen 2 months ago
at Marine Park HQ Reef
Least concern
Hawksbill Sea Turtle
Seen 2 months ago
at Pulau Lima
Critically endangered
Moon Wrasse
Seen 2 months ago
at Marine Park HQ Reef
Least concern
Ocellaris Anemonefish
Seen 11 months ago
at Marine Park HQ Reef
Least concern
Great Barracuda
Seen 12 months ago
at South Reef
Least concern
Scissortail Sergeant
Seen Jun 2025
at Marine Park HQ Reef
Least concern
Yellowtail Fusilier
Seen Jun 2025
at Pulau Lima
Least concern
Bumphead Parrotfish
Seen Apr 2025
at Marine Park HQ Reef
Vulnerable
Nudibranch (Chromodoris)
Seen year round
at Teluk Dalam
Spotted Eagle Ray
Seen year round
at South Reef
Endangered
Tawny Nurse Shark
Seen year round
at Pulau Lima
Vulnerable
Thorny Seahorse
Seen year round
at Teluk Dalam
Vulnerable
Ornate Ghost Pipefish
Seasonal visitor
at Teluk Dalam
Least concern
Whale Shark
Seasonal visitor
at South Reef
Endangered
Dive sites
Marine Park HQ Reef
bumphead parrotfish · green sea turtle · blacktip reef shark · ocellaris anemonefish
South Reef
whale shark · spotted eagle ray · great barracuda · ocellaris anemonefish
Teluk Dalam
thorny seahorse · ornate ghost pipefish · nudibranch (chromodoris) · ocellaris anemonefish
Pulau Lima
yellowtail fusilier · green sea turtle · tawny nurse shark · ocellaris anemonefish