Octopus

1. SS ThistlegormSha'ab Ali, Red Sea, EgyptBoat · WreckAdvanced+15 m–30 mBest Jun–Oct3 mm
2. Elphinstone ReefMarsa Alam, Red Sea, EgyptBoat · Reef · WallIntermediate+15 m–40 mBest Mar–Nov3 mm
3. Atlantis ReefSimon's Town, Western Cape, South AfricaBoat · Pinnacle · ReefIntermediate+21 mBest Dec–Apr · estimated5 mm
4. Kalk Bay Harbour WallMuizenberg, Western Cape, South AfricaBoat · WallBeginner-friendly11 mBest Dec–Apr · estimated5 mm
5. Astron, wreckPunta Cana, Dominican RepublicBoat · WreckBeginner-friendly13 mBest Oct–Jul · estimated3 mm
6. Curtiss C-46A-45-CU CommandoFreetown, BahamasBoat · WreckIntermediate+3 mBest Mar–Aug · estimated3 mm
7. Long Beach Simon's TownSimon's Town, Western Cape, South AfricaBoat · WreckBeginner-friendly6 mBest Dec–Apr · estimated5 mm
8. Shag RockSharm el-Sheikh, Red Sea, EgyptBoat · Reef · WreckIntermediate+20 mBest Jul–Nov · estimated3 mm
9. Manta Point , Gili TrawaganGili Trawangan, Gili Islands, IndonesiaBoat · Drift · ReefIntermediate+18 mBest Mar–Nov · estimated3 mm
10. A-FrameSimon's Town, Cape Town, South AfricaBoat · Shore · ReefIntermediate+8 mBest Dec–Apr · estimated5 mm
11. Blue LagoonUlakan, Bali, IndonesiaBoat · Shore · ReefBeginner-friendly20 mBest Apr–Nov · estimated3 mm
12. GindangLabuan Bajo, Komodo National Park, IndonesiaBoat · ReefBeginner-friendly20 mBest Mar–Nov · estimated3 mm
13. Wai NiluLabuan Bajo, Komodo National Park, IndonesiaBoat · MuckAdvanced+20 mBest Mar–Nov · estimated3 mm
14. Gamul SorayaSafaga, Red Sea, EgyptBoat · ReefBeginner-friendly16 mBest May–Dec · estimated3 mm
15. YatoucheEilat, Jordan - Aqaba, IsraelBoat · Shore · WreckBeginner-friendly20 mBest Jul–Nov · estimated3 mm
16. Sebayur Kecil KomodoLabuan Bajo, Komodo National Park, IndonesiaBoat · ReefBeginner-friendly20 mBest Mar–Nov · estimated3 mm
17. L'Aiguille de Prony.Yaté-Barrage, South, New CaledoniaBoat · ReefBeginner-friendly1 mBest Apr–Dec · estimated3 mm
18. Ship Wreck PointSaliña, CuracaoBoat · Shore · WreckBeginner-friendly19 mGood year-round · estimated3 mm
19. Citrus RidgeWaisai, Raja Ampat, IndonesiaBoat · DriftIntermediate+23 mGood year-round · estimated3 mm
20. Bari’s ReefDorp Antriol, Bonaire, Bonaire, Saint Eustatius and SabaBoat · Shore · ReefBeginner-friendly19 mGood year-round · estimated3 mm
21. Adam FaruGuraidhoo, MaldivesBoat · ReefBeginner-friendly25 mGood year-round · estimated3 mm
22. Black Coral FaruMaafushi, MaldivesBoat · ReefIntermediate+25 mGood year-round · estimated3 mm
23. Housereef WestEydhafushi, MaldivesBoat · ReefBeginner-friendly12 mGood year-round · estimated3 mm
24. Lhohi Bodu KanduGuraidhoo, MaldivesBoat · Drift · ReefAdvanced+28 mGood year-round · estimated3 mm

Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org