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GUAM DIVE SITES                                                                                                                             REEF CREATURES OF GUAM
THE PINNACLE 120’+ (36m+) Boat dive to deep sea mount 150’
wide x 500’ long (47x150m). Large pelagics patrol the deep, includ-                                                            Juvenile
ing sharks. Deep, steep, strong currents.
NAPOLEON CUT 25’-100’ (8-36m) Boat dive. Sometimes a drift              Bullethead Parrotfish         Bicolor Parrotfish                      Threadfin            Teardrop      Raccoon          Long-Nosed
dive at cut extending thru reef. Reef full of fishes, turtles, sharks,                                                                      Butterflyfish  Butterflyfish Butterflyfish Butterflyfish
large pelagic species, and colorful invertebrates in sand flats.
NORTHERN CAVES 20’-60’ (6-18m) Cave Diving from boat to                 Pacific Longnose                 Clown       Circular                                              Blackback  Meyer's
a cave passage that goes inland into clear fresh water spring. Swim          Parrotfish               Triggerfish   Spadefish
past stalagtites and stalagmites to a pool in the jungle. Caution:                                                  (Batfish)
Experienced cave divers only.                                                                                       Juvenile                                         Butterflyfish Butterflyfish
DOUBLE REEF To 60’ (18m) Boat dive to colorful corals filled
with small invertebrates and all kinds of reef fishes. Big anemo-                                                                               Titan
nes have clownfish. Sandy area has garden eels. Excellent diving in                                                                         Triggerfish
shallows just beyond wave zone.
+                                                                       Bluebarred Parrotfish     Orangestriped
HILA’AN Nearly pristine archaeological site anciently inhabited.                                      Triggerfish
“Lost Pond” fresh water pool. Approach via trail from Tanguisson                                                                                             Pyramid Saddleback
Beach Park.                                                                                                        Long-Fin                                Butterflyfish Butterflyfish                Ornate
                                                                                                                   Spadefish                                                                      Butterflyfish
SHARKS PIT 20’-130’+ (6-40m+) Former Navy dumping ground                                                                                    Rectangular
for bottles, anchors, jeeps, landing craft, munitions, and even caf-    Longnose          Saddleback Grouper                                 Triggerfish
eteria trays. Sharks are rare. A huge boulder is covered by sea fans    Emperor
at 40’ depth. D-1
BOULDER ALLEY 20’ - 130’+ (6-40m+) Moray eels and grazing                                                          Greasy Grouper                            Eastern             Redfin             Regal
green sea turtles highlight this rocky dive site. Caution: Western                                                                                         Triangular        Butterflyfish        Angelfish
side is steep and very deep. D-1                                                                                                                          Butterflyfish
                                                                                          Coral Grouper                               Picasso                                                       Emperor
                                                                                                                                    Triggerfish                                                     Angelfish
                                                                        Moorish Idol

                                                                                                                                                          Shepard's           Harold's
                                                                                                                                                          Angelfish          Angelfish

                                                                        Convict Tang Flametail Snapper Blue Devil                   Sergeant
                                                                                                                                      Major
                                                                                                                                                                             Flame
                                                                                                          Staghorn Blue Boxfish              Zebra Scissor-Tail            Angelfish
                                                                                                         Damselfish                         Pipefish Sergeant
                                                                                                                                                                                   White-Spotted
                                                                        Bluebanded        Threespot                                                                                   Eagle Ray
                                                                        Surgeonfish       Angelfish

                                                                        Blackfin Barracuda                    Redgill              Scribbled Filefish Longnose Filefish            Mandarinfish
                                                                                                             Emperor                                         Cornetfish

                                                                                     Great Barracuda                                                                                         Bird Wrasse

                                                                                                                   Orangespine
                                                                                                                   Unicornfish

                                                                         Oriental              White-Margin                                            Humphead
                                                                        Sweetlips               Unicornfish                                             Parrotfish

                                                                                                                   Blackspotted     Lionfish
                                                                                                                        Puffer

                                                                                                                                                       Singular                       Napolean
                                                                                                                                                       Bannerfish            (Humphead) Wrasse
                                                                                      Blacktip Reef Shark
                                                                                                                   Sharpnose
                                                                                                                   Puffer

                                                                         Jewel                                                                Pennant              Squirrelfish       Blackfin Hogfish
                                                                        Damsel                                     Porcupinefish Bannerfish
                                                                                          Peacock
                                                                             Day Octopus  Grouper

                                                                                                                               Juvenile                Humphead                    Harlequin Bluegreen
                                                                                                                                                       Bannerfish
                                                                                                                                                                     Purple           Ghost       Chromis
                                                                                                                                                                     Queen            Pipefish
                                                                                                      Three-spot
                                                                                                      Dascyllus

                                                                        Pink          Glasseye Yellow Margin              Yellowtail Coris       Peach
                                                                                                           Moray                            Fairy Anthias

                                                                        Anemonefish                   Giant                                                                           Humbug      Snowflake
                                                                                                      Moray                                                                                          Moray
                                                                        Magnificent                                                Trumpetfish                        Blue Tang
                                                                        Anemone                                                            Cleaner                 Triton's
                                                                                      Dusky                                                Wrasse                  Trumpet
                                                                                     Anemonefish
                                                                                                                                                                                      Pin
                                                                                                                                                           Arceye                     Cushion
                                                                                                                                                                 Hawkfish
                                                                        Three-Banded       Spiny                                            Yellowstripe                              Star Blue
                                                                        Anemonefish       Lobster                                                                                                 Sea
                                                                                                                    Whitetip                  Goatfish                                            Star
                                                                                                                   Reef Shark                                                         Razor
                                                                                                                                                                                      Coral
                                                                                                                                                                             Sea
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