Marine life

Where to see Spurcheek cardinalfish

Pristiapogon fraenatus

Dive sites
4
Destinations
1
By destination

Spurcheek cardinalfish, 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 near Buddha PointPhoto: (c) portioid, some rights reserved (CC BY), via iNaturalist, CC BY

    1. Buddha Point

    Koh Tao
    Open Water3-12 mCoralAbove your levelLevel not known: check before you book

    Seen on 11% of dives in November

  2. Bolinopsis rubripunctata near Chalok BayPhoto: (c) portioid, some rights reserved (CC BY), via iNaturalist, CC BY

    2. Chalok Bay

    Koh Tao
    Open Water3-12 mAbove your levelLevel not known: check before you book

    Seen on 4% of dives in November

  3. Blacktip Grouper near Tao TongPhoto: (c) luluchouette, some rights reserved (CC BY), via iNaturalist, CC BY

    3. Tao Tong

    Koh Tao
    Open Water5-18 mMacroAbove your levelLevel not known: check before you book

    Seen on 1% of dives in November

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

    4. Shark Island

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

    Seen on 1% of dives in November

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What happens to one sighting
A mobula ray swimming in open blue water, a remora on its back
Mobula rayMobula sp.15 m · Princess Alice Bank, Azores
  1. You log itWhat you saw, from your dive computer file or by hand.
  2. We check itPinned to the dive site and matched to a scientific name.
  3. Scientists can use itKept with its date, depth and place, in the format the big open species databases like GBIF use.

What scientists need, and how you help

  • More places

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  • What wasn't there

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  • Same reefs, every year

    Change only shows up over years. Keep logging your home reef.

  • Names they can trust

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