Neptune's Fan Sea

2.2173°S 130.4501°E · drift

Depth
20 m
Level
Advanced
Entry
boat
Type
drift

A current-swept channel between two islands. Sea fans spanning nearly 3 metres line the passage walls in the western Misool area.

Site Information

  • Location: Misool area, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia
  • Entry Type: Boat dive
  • Site Type: Drift dive
  • Difficulty Level: Advanced
  • Maximum Depth: 20 meters

Sources: Bird’s Head Seascape, Misool Eco Resort. Last updated 2026-04-05.

Depth profile
0m · surface−20m max
Ocean conditions
28.6–31°CWater temp (yearly range)
0.2–1.2 mWave height
NovWarmest
NovCalmest seas
31°28° JFMAMJJASOND

Sea-surface temperature and wave height from Open-Meteo Marine (ERA5 reanalysis, monthly averages).

Recorded marine life nearby

138 verified species observations (50 species) logged within ~11 km of this site between 2002 and 2013, from the Ocean Biodiversity Information System.

Chordata · 48Cnidaria · 1Ctenophora · 1
  • Trimma stobbsi · Stobbs' Pygmy Goby
  • Eviota sparsa
  • Trimma haimassum
  • Trimma
  • Eviota winterbottomi
  • Trimma yanoi
  • Trimma xanthum · Yellow-red Pygmygoby
  • Gobiidae · Gobies
  • Priolepis cincta · Banded Reef Goby
  • Trimma fangi · Spot-faced Pygmygoby
  • Trimma hoesei · Forktail Pygmy Goby
  • Eviota zebrina

Scientific survey records skew toward sampled taxa (molluscs, corals) and do not reflect what you are guaranteed to see on a dive.

Source: OBIS (obis.org), aggregated Darwin Core occurrence records.

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Reef with anthias · illustrative · photo credit

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Source: OpenStreetMap via dive-vibe-community (ODbL) · Last updated 2026-07-17