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.
Liveaboard Diving in Komodo
Current City (Batu Bolong)
- Site Layout:
- Submerged rocky pinnacle
- Diving depth:
- Surface to 25m+
- Currents:
- Can rage (hence the name!!)
- Visibility:
- Up to 30m
- Surface:
- Slightly exposed so can be choppy, and expect strong surface currents
- Site access:
- Generally dinghy, depending on conditions
This submerged sea mount is just south of Tatawa Kecil and offers some of the most exhilarating diving in the park, in fact the national park official web site rate this as one of the best dives in the whole area. Huge rocks play host to swirling clouds of schooling fish such as Fusiliers, Sweetlips, Anthias, and Red Tooth Trigger Fish. You may also be lucky and see Shark, Rainbow Runner, and Napoleon Wrasse. We will always try to dive this site at slack tide however, as the name suggests, currents can be savage here so take extreme precautions and be aware.
Select other Komodo Dive Sites you can see on your liveaboard trip.
- Angel Reef
- Cannibal Rock
- Crystal Rock
- GPS Point
- Madang Island
- Panjang Reef
- Pink Beach
- Sangeang Island
- Satonda Island
- Tanjung Rasa
- Toko Toko
- Yellow Wall
For general tourist information on the Komodo National Park see Official Komodo National Park Website.
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