Scuba Season

Tumakohua (South Pass) · South Pass

Every animal recorded here

8 species, most likely first·

Grey reef shark

Grey reef sharkEndangered

June–July full-moon aggregation is the densest documented in French Polynesia.

Almost always

Nearly every dive

Blacktip Reef Shark

Blacktip Reef SharkVulnerable

Almost always

Nearly every dive

Schooling barracuda

Schooling barracudaLeast Concern

Almost always

Nearly every dive

Yellowfin Surgeonfish

Yellowfin SurgeonfishLeast Concern

Likely

About half of dives

Whitetip Reef Shark

Whitetip Reef SharkVulnerable

Likely

About half of dives

Camouflage grouper

Camouflage grouperVulnerable

Likely

About half of dives

Napoleon Wrasse

Napoleon WrasseEndangered

Likely

About half of dives

Marbled grouper

Marbled grouperData Deficient

Expected

Known here, not yet in recent logs

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