Komodo, Indonesia
Castle Rock
A submerged seamount where reef sharks hunt the fish balls in the current.
About the dive
Castle Rock is an advanced dive site in Komodo, Indonesia. Divers have logged 4,907 dives here, going to 25 m on average in around 19 m of visibility. 29 species are recorded here month by month; the most sighted are whitetip reef shark, blacktip reef shark and triggerfish. Sightings peak in July, August and September.
- Level
- Advanced
- Entry
- Boat
- Avg. max depth
- 25 m
- Visibility
- 19 m
- Dive time
- 46 min
- Logged dives
- 4,907
- Busiest months
- Jul · Aug · Sep
- Region
- Lesser Sunda
Most sighted here
Whitetip reef shark
Blacktip reef shark
TriggerfishPhoto: Jeffry Surianto · CC0
AngelfishPhoto: Pauline Walsh Jacobson · CC BY
What you’ll see, month by month
The most-sighted species at Castle Rock and the months they are logged. The brighter the cell, the more sightings.
| January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitetip reef shark | ||||||||||||
| Blacktip reef shark | ||||||||||||
| Triggerfish | ||||||||||||
| Angelfish | ||||||||||||
| Parrotfish | ||||||||||||
| Butterflyfish | ||||||||||||
| Clownfish | ||||||||||||
| Sweetlips | ||||||||||||
| Grunts | ||||||||||||
| Bannerfish | ||||||||||||
| Tuna | ||||||||||||
| Jacks | ||||||||||||
| Grey Reef Shark | ||||||||||||
| Pufferfish | ||||||||||||
| Lionfish | ||||||||||||
| Surgeonfish |
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