Rinca Island
Indonesia · East Nusa Tenggara
Sister island to Komodo in the Lesser Sunda chain, Rinca is home to Komodo dragons on land and some of the Komodo National Park's best manta ray cleaning stations, schooling fish aggregations, and fast drift dives beneath the surface.
How this reef is doing
ⓘ How we measure thisReef state
Live coral covers 72% of this reef.
Coral cover
Fish life
Heat
Fishing
Open to fishing, and the water is fairly quiet.
Sources · MERMAID and the survey teams · Global Fishing Watch and reef gravity
Coral cover over time
Live coral cover, by survey year
Across 3 survey years from 2016 to 2023, live coral cover here has risen from 28% to 72%. Every point is a real survey reading, never a projection.
Live coral cover, percent by year
| Year | Coral cover |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 28% |
| 2020 | 35% |
| 2023 | 72% |
What you will see
33 species across the dive sites here
Komodo Dragon
Seen 23 days ago
at Cannibal Rock
Endangered
Great Barracuda
Seen 29 days ago
at Toro Reef
Least concern
Humphead Wrasse
Seen 29 days ago
at Toro Reef
Endangered
Manta Ray
Seen 1 month ago
at Cannibal Rock
Whitetip Reef Shark
Seen 1 month ago
at Yellow Wall of Texas
Vulnerable
Bluefin Trevally
Seen 1 month ago
at Toro Reef
Least concern
Blacktip Reef Shark
Seen 1 month ago
at Yellow Wall of Texas
Vulnerable
Reef Manta Ray
Seen 1 month ago
at Toro Reef
Bumphead Parrotfish
Seen 1 month ago
at Yellow Wall of Texas
Vulnerable
Cleaner Wrasse
Seen 2 months ago
at Toro Reef
Least concern
Sea Turtle
Seen 2 months ago
at Toro Reef
Least concern
Pygmy Seahorse
Seen 3 months ago
at Cannibal Rock
Least concern
Barrel Sponge
Seen 4 months ago
at Yellow Wall of Texas
Leaf Scorpionfish
Seen 4 months ago
at Batu Bolong Rinca
Least concern
Ornate Ghost Pipefish
Seen 5 months ago
at Cannibal Rock
Least concern
Bannerfish
Seen 9 months ago
at Cannibal Rock
Least concern
Giant Trevally
Seen 10 months ago
at Batu Bolong Rinca
Least concern
Coleman Shrimp
Seen May 2025
at Cannibal Rock
Dogtooth Tuna
Seen Oct 2024
at Toro Reef
Least concern
Grey Reef Shark
Seen Sep 2024
at Batu Bolong Rinca
Endangered
Feather Star
Seen Jul 2024
at Batu Bolong Rinca
Acropora Coral
Seen year round
at Toro Reef
Blackfin Barracuda
Seen year round
at Batu Bolong Rinca
Least concern
Crinoid (Feather Star)
Seen year round
at Cannibal Rock
Fusilier
Seen year round
at Yellow Wall of Texas
Sea Apple
Seen year round
at Cannibal Rock
Sea Fan
Seen year round
at Yellow Wall of Texas
Sweetlips
Seen year round
at Cannibal Rock
Least concern
Table Coral
Seen year round
at Batu Bolong Rinca
Endangered
Tunicate (Colonial)
Seen year round
at Cannibal Rock
Yellow Soft Coral
Seen year round
at Yellow Wall of Texas
Eagle Ray
Seasonal visitor
at Yellow Wall of Texas
Endangered
Giant Clam
Seasonal visitor
at Yellow Wall of Texas
Critically endangered
Dive sites
Cannibal Rock
ornate ghost pipefish · pygmy seahorse · coleman shrimp · sweetlips
Yellow Wall of Texas
yellow soft coral · sea fan · barrel sponge · whitetip reef shark
Toro Reef
reef manta ray · bumphead parrotfish · dogtooth tuna · cleaner wrasse
Batu Bolong Rinca
grey reef shark · giant trevally · blackfin barracuda · bumphead parrotfish