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marine life

Crystal Rock, Komodo

Komodo

Crystal Rock is a few kilometres from Castle Rock. The top is about 3–5 m at low tide and can submerge at high tide. The water is clear. Current can come from two directions as you round the rock.

A dive is about 10–30 m. Whitetip sharks often rest in the current shadow. Trevally and tuna are on the side that faces the current. In the cracks there are nudibranchs, frogfish, moray eels, and scorpionfish. The hard and soft coral is dense.

Map coordinate
−8.43903, 119.5666
Dive type
Wall
Entry
Boat
Depth
About 10–30 m
Water
Salt water

Marine life

Whitetip reef shark

They rest on the side sheltered from the current.

Trevally

They gather on the upcurrent side, sometimes with mackerel.

Tuna

They gather on the upcurrent side, sometimes with mackerel.

Macro life

The cracks in the rock are the macro ground. For macro photos, use a macro lens and a focus light.

Nudibranch ray

In the cracks of the dense coral.

Frogfish ray

In the cracks of the dense coral.

Moray

In the cracks of the dense coral.

An animal on this list is not guaranteed on every dive.