Pufferfish contain tetrodotoxin, a substance that makes them foul tasting and often lethal to fish. To humans, tetrodotoxin is deadly, up to 1,200 times more poisonous than cyanide. There is enough toxin in one pufferfish to kill 30 adult humans, and there is no known antidote.
Dive Sites of The Surin Islands National Park
Ko Torinla Pinnacle
- Site Layout:
- Sprawling rocky granite pinnacle on sandy bottom
- Diving depth:
- 7m to 30m+
- Currents:
- Generally quite gentle but can be strong on full/new moon
- Visibility:
- Up to 30m
- Surface:
- East of Ko Torinla, generally calm and sheltered. Surface currents can be strong
- Site access:
- Generally dinghy
This submerged granite pinnacle lies to the east of Ko Torinla and is often dived first thing in a morning. Attached to the permanent mooring buoy, the top of the pinnacle has become home to a herd of around 15 Hump Head Parrot Fish, which are rarely seen in groups away from this site. Often they will also have a pair of Napoleon Wrasse with them, presumably enjoying the company of other large fish. Schools of Big Eye Snapper and Yellow Goat Fish inhabit various places around the pinnacle as well as various Parrot Fish, Butterfly Fish, and Angel Fish. It is not unusual to see both Kuhl's Rays and White Tip Reef Sharks sleeping on the sand in deeper areas here as well as various macro critters on the rocks themselves, including Flabellina and Risbecia Nudibranchs.
Select other Surin Dive Sites you can see on your liveaboard trip.
For more information on the Surin Islands, visit the Surin National Park Official Site.
To see more dive sites in Thailand, choose another area:
Thailand liveaboard - Northern Phuket dive sites
Similan Islands - Ko Bon - Ko Tachai - Richelieu Rock
Thailand liveaboard - Southern Phuket dive sites
Phi Phi Islands - Ko Haa - Hin Daeng and Hin Muang
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