Black Coral

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Black Coral consists of a long wall along a large circular shaped reef. The top starts at 4 meters and then descends to about 25m where you will find a sandy bottom. Due to its size, this reef has many different areas to explore. On the wall you will find lots of overhangs and even a small swim through.

Long nosed hawkfish, ghost pipefish. Lots of puffer, box, trigger and angelfish forage around the reef.

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Wildlife Species

3

SSI Training Centers

20m / 66ft

Max. Depth

beginner

Level

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