Koh Phangan has lovely sites around the island which are perfect for both beginners and trained divers. From easy dives off the beach to longer trips by boat you can experience the world of tropical diving. All of the dive sites directly around Koh Pha-Ngan are situated on the south west, west and north coasts of the island, with the highest concentration of sites being in the west.
During local dives you are likely to see a surprising variety of hard corals & a healthy cross section of reef & pelagic fish. The main structure of the reefs is hump coral (porites sp.), offering shelter to several different staghorn & table corals, plate & leaf corals, some extensive anemone corals, large brain corals (etc etc!) plus filter & soft corals on the deeper sites.
Every dive should introduce you to a variety of damselfish, angelfish, groupers (some of a fair size!), goatfish, wrasse & parrotfish, snapper & anemonefish to name but a few. You can also find stingray, big schooling barracuda, cuttlefish, tuna & hunting mackerel for example.
(source: kohphangan-tourism.com)
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Yellowtail clownfish
Amphiprion clarkii
Tiago Sa Brito (C) All rights reserved
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Clown anemonefish
Amphiprion ocellaris
Levent Konuk (C) All rights reserved
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Pink anemonefish
Amphiprion perideraion
cbpix (C) All rights reserved
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Bluering angelfish
Pomacanthus annularis
Nantawat (C) All rights reserved
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Emperor angelfish (adult)
Pomacanthus imperator
davidpstephens (C) All rights reserved
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Emperor angelfish (juvenile)
Pomacanthus imperator
Nantawat Chotsuwan (C) All rights reserved
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Great barracuda
Sphyraena barracuda
aquapix (C) All rights reserved
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Yellowtail barracuda
Sphyraena flavicauda
Kristina Vackova (C) All rights reserved
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Orbicular batfish (adult)
Platax orbicularis
James A Dawson (C) All rights reserved
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Longfin batfish (adult)
Platax teira
Jung Hsuan (C) All rights reserved
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Moontail bullseye
Priacanthus hamrur
kaschibo (C) All rights reserved
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Fluted giant clam
Tridacna squamosa
aquapix (C) All rights reserved
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Longhorn cowfish (adult)
Lactoria cornuta
Dray van Beeck (C) All rights reserved
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Yellow boxfish (adult)
Ostracion cubicus
stephan kerkhofs (C) All rights reserved
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Yellow boxfish (juvenile)
Ostracion cubicus
Stubblefield Photography (C) All rights reserved
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Lined butterflyfish
Chaetodon lineolatus
orlandin (C) All rights reserved
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Raccoon butterflyfish
Chaetodon lunula
Rich Carey (C) All rights reserved
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Copperband butterflyfish
Chelmon rostratus
Ian Scott (C) All rights reserved
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Large toothed cardinalfish
Cheilodipterus macrodon
Levent Konuk (C) All rights reserved
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Tiger cowrie
Cypraea tigris
Vlad61 (C) All rights reserved
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Spectacled box crab
Calappa philargius
orlandin (C) All rights reserved
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Porcelain crab
Neopetrolisthes maculatus
Christophe Rouziou (C) All rights reserved
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Whip coral crab
Xenocarcinus tuberculatus
prilfish (CC: BY)
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Scissortail sergeant
Abudefduf sexfasciatus
orlandin (C) All rights reserved
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Indo-Pacific sergeant
Abudefduf vaigiensis
serg_dibrova (C) All rights reserved
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Blue green damselfish
Chromis viridis
stephan kerkhofs (C) All rights reserved
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Reticulate dascyllus
Dascyllus reticulatus
Jung Hsuan (C) All rights reserved
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Scribbled leatherjacket filefish
Aluterus scriptus
Al@in76 (CC: BY)
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Yellowstripe goatfish
Mulloidichthys flavolineatus
Kristina Vackova (C) All rights reserved
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Freckled goatfish
Upeneus tragula
orlandin (C) All rights reserved
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Peacock hind (stripped appearance)
Cephalopholis argus
stephan kerkhofs (C) All rights reserved
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Coral hind
Cephalopholis miniata
Derek Keats (CC: BY)
Tags: Marine life, Fish, Coral, Fishcard, Fishslate, Scuba diving, Snorkeling, Underwaterphotography, Uwphotography, Reeflife, MyFishGallery.
Marine life tags: Whale shark, Green Turtle, Hawksbill sea turtle, Titan triggerfish, Clown anemonefish (a.k.a. Clownfish, Nemo), Great barracuda, Yellow boxfish, Bull shark, Ribbontail stingray (a.k.a. Blue spotted stingray), Yellowmargin triggerfish, Orbicular batfish, Malabar grouper, Harlequin sweetlips, Christmas tree worm, Greyface moray, Bearded scorpionfish, Black-blotched porcupinefish (a.k.a. Pufferfish), Nudibranchs.
Locationtags: Koh Phangan, Gulf of Thailand, Thailand, Diving Koh Phangan, Diving Gulf of Thailand, Diving Thailand, Marine life Koh Phangan, Marine life Gulf of Thailand, Snorkeling Koh Phangan, Snorkeling Gulf of Thailand, Holiday Koh Phangan.