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Phuket is strategically located in the Andaman Sea and therefore a great place to be when you want to see the marine life of the Andaman Sea. Daytrips for divers and snorkelers are made to the western located Racha Islands, towards and around the Phi Phi islands in the west and to the famous Similan Islands in the northwest.

Expect to see different types of angelfish, clownfish, butterflyfish, fusiliers, groupers, lobsters, shrimps, snappers and trevallies. You have a realistic chance to see barracudas, turtles, the yellow boxfish, an octopus, the scribbled filefish, a giant moray, nudibranchs, the black spotted puffer, lionfish and the titan triggerfish.

Keep in mind that October to May is the best time to visit, when the sea is calm. Due to unpredictable weather conditions, the Similan Islands National Park is closed from 15 May until 31 October. The most ideal period to visit the Similan Islands is from late February through mid March.

Phuket is the starting point of many liveaboard cruises ranging from 2 until 10 days. A liveaboard cruise will let you see the best of what the Andaman Sea has got to offer, like Hin Daeng and Hin Muang in the far south. You can reach the more remote dive sites of the Similan Islands, the Surin Islands including the famous Richelieu Rock and even the Mergui Archipelago in Myanmar/Burma.
Joining a liveaboard cruise gives you a better chance to see whale sharks, manta rays, schools of mobula rays, nurse sharks and white tip reef sharks. You probably also see different species of moray eels, boxfish, frogfish, ghost pipefish, humphead parrotfish, cuttlefish, seahorses and many many more amazing marine life animals.

  1. Robust ghost pipefish

    Solenostomus cyanopterus

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  2. Robust ghost pipefish eggs

    Solenostomus cyanopterus

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  3. Yellowstripe goatfish

    Mulloidichthys flavolineatus

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  4. Yellowfin goatfish

    Mulloidichthys vanicolensis

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  5. Gold-saddle goatfish (appearance 1)

    Parupeneus cyclostomus

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  6. Coral hind

    Cephalopholis miniata

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  7. Blacktip grouper

    Epinephelus fasciatus

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  8. Brown-marbled grouper

    Epinephelus fuscoguttatus

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  1. Giant grouper

    Epinephelus lanceolatus

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  2. Indian Ocean oriental sweetlips (adult)

    Plectorhinchus vittatus

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  3. Harlequin sweetlips (adult)

    Plectorhinchus chaetodonoides

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  4. Longnose hawkfish

    Oxycirrhites typus

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  5. Giant trevally

    Caranx ignobilis

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  6. Golden trevally (adult)

    Gnathanodon speciosus

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  7. Crowned jellyfish

    Cephea cephea

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  8. Variegated lizardfish

    Synodus variegatus

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  1. Peacock mantis shrimp

    Odontodactylus scyllarus

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  2. Christmas tree worm

    Spirobranchus giganteus

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  3. Moorish idol

    Zanclus cornutus

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  4. Snowflake moray

    Echidna nebulosa

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  5. Fimbriated moray

    Gymnothorax fimbriatus

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  6. Giant moray

    Gymnothorax javanicus

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  7. Girdled glossodoris

    Glossodoris cincta

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  8. Goniobranchus reticulatus

    Goniobranchus reticulatus

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  1. Varicose wart slug

    Phyllidia varicosa

    Cigdem Sean Cooper (C) All rights reserved

  2. Big blue octopus

    Octopus cyanea

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  3. Green humphead parrotfish

    Bolbometopon muricatum

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  4. Bicolour parrotfish (juvenile)

    Cetoscarus bicolor

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  5. Ember parrotfish (subadult)

    Scarus rubroviolaceus

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  6. Double-ended pipefish (in multiple colours)

    Trachyrhamphus bicoarctatus

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  7. Longspined porcupinefish

    Diodon holocanthus

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  8. Black-blotched porcupinefish

    Diodon liturosus

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Tags: Marine life, Fish, Coral, Fishcard, Fishslate, Scuba diving, Snorkeling, Underwaterphotography, Uwphotography, Reeflife, MyFishGallery.

Marine life tags: Whale shark, Giant manta, Green turtle, Titan triggerfish, Clown anemonefish (a.k.a. Clownfish, Nemo), Great barracuda, Yellow boxfish, Ribbontail stingray (a.k.a. Blue spotted stingray), Yellowmargin triggerfish, Orbicular batfish, Harlequin sweetlips, Christmas tree worm, Giant moray, Snowflake moray, Bearded scorpionfish, Black-blotched porcupinefish (a.k.a. Pufferfish), Nudibranchs, Yellowface angelfish, Copperband butterflyfish, Indo-pacific sergeant, Warty frogfish, Blackspotted puffer, Zebra shark.

Locationtags: Phuket, Andaman Sea, Thailand, Diving Phuket, Diving Similan Islands, Diving Racha Islands, Diving Koh Phi Phi, Diving Surin Islands, Diving the Mergui Archipelogo, Diving Diving Andaman Sea, Diving Thailand, Marine life Phuket, Marine life Racha Islands, Marine life Similan Islands, Marine life Surin Islands, Marine life Mergui Archipelago, Marine life Andaman Sea, Snorkeling Phuket, Snorkeling Andaman Sea, Holiday Phuket.