Puri Pinnacle
2.1555°S 130.5858°E · pinnacle
A seamount with three outcrops topping at 5-7 metres in central Misool. Famous for massive anchovy and sardine bait balls attracting mobula rays and hunting trevallies. Also known as Anti-Chovies.
Site Information
- Location: Misool area, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia
- Entry Type: Boat dive
- Site Type: Pinnacle/seamount
- Difficulty Level: Advanced
- Maximum Depth: 25 meters
Sources: Bird’s Head Seascape, Misool Eco Resort, La Galigo Liveaboard. Last updated 2026-04-05.
Sea-surface temperature and wave height from Open-Meteo Marine (ERA5 reanalysis, monthly averages).
63 verified species observations (39 species) logged within ~11 km of this site between 2002 and 2015, from the Ocean Biodiversity Information System.
- Trimma
- Siphamia papuensis
- Trimma xanthum · Yellow-red Pygmygoby
- Trimma marinae
- Siphamia
- Trimma halonevum
- Gobiidae · Gobies
- Eviota jewettae
- Trimma stobbsi · Stobbs' Pygmy Goby
- Pseudochromis
- Trimma hoesei · Forktail Pygmy Goby
- Eviota sparsa
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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