Marine life

Where to see Puffer Fish

Arothron nigropunctatus

Dive sites
7
Destinations
1
By destination

Puffer Fish, destination by destination.

Best monthly chance of seeing it per dive, at the best site in each destination.

Best sites

The best dive sites to see it.

Chances are the share of dives on which it was seen, in the best month.

  1. Doublebar Rabbitfish, seen at Laem Thien Bay (photo taken elsewhere)Seen here: Doublebar RabbitfishPhoto: H. Schlegel, via Wikimedia Commons, PD · not taken at this site

    1. Laem Thien Bay

    Koh Tao
    Open Water4-14 mAbove your levelLevel not known: check before you book

    Seen on 4% of dives in July

  2. Bubble Coral near HTMS Hanhak Sattru WreckPhoto: (c) portioid, some rights reserved (CC BY), via iNaturalist, CC BY

    2. HTMS Hanhak Sattru Wreck

    Koh Tao
    Open Water16-28 mDriftWreckAbove your levelLevel not known: check before you book

    Seen on 1% of dives in July

  3. Phallusia arabica near White RockPhoto: (c) portioid, some rights reserved (CC BY), via iNaturalist, CC BY

    3. White Rock

    Koh Tao
    Open Water2-26 mBig animalsCoralAbove your levelLevel not known: check before you book

    Seen on 1% of dives in July

  4. Monofin Dartfish near Aow TanotePhoto: (c) portioid, some rights reserved (CC BY), via iNaturalist, CC BY

    4. Aow Tanote

    Koh Tao
    Beginner2-20 mCoralWreckAbove your levelLevel not known: check before you book

    Seen on 1% of dives in July

  5. Moon wrasse, seen at HTMS Sattakut (photo taken elsewhere)Seen here: Moon wrassePhoto: Leonard Low from Australia, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0 · not taken at this site

    5. HTMS Sattakut

    Koh Tao
    Advanced Open Water18-31 mWreckAbove your levelLevel not known: check before you book

    Seen on 1% of dives in July

  6. Pillow Cushion Star near Shark IslandPhoto: (c) portioid, some rights reserved (CC BY), via iNaturalist, CC BY

    6. Shark Island

    Koh Tao
    Open Water3-30 mBig animalsCoralWallAbove your levelLevel not known: check before you book

    Seen on 1% of dives in July

  7. Redbreast Maori Wrasse near Lighthouse PinnaclePhoto: (c) Gonzalo Ganda Álvarez, some rights reserved (CC BY), via iNaturalist, CC BY

    7. Lighthouse Pinnacle

    Koh Tao
    Beginner5-18 mWallAbove your levelLevel not known: check before you book

    Seen on 1% of dives in July

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A mobula ray swimming in open blue water, a remora on its back
Mobula rayMobula sp.15 m · Princess Alice Bank, Azores
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