Alibaba - Fakarava
Alibaba in Fakarava is an intermediate dive, reaching a maximum depth of 28 metres. We often find ourselves drifting along a gentle current here, keeping an eye out for grey reef sharks patrolling the outer reef. It's a relaxed dive, good for getting your bearings in the atoll, and suits those comfortable with mild drift conditions. Expect a decent scattering of fusiliers and the occasional napoleon wrasse.
- Location
- Fakarava, French Polynesia, Central & South Pacific
- Coordinates
- -16.085600, -145.711200
- Maximum Depth
- 28m
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
Marine Protected Area: Atoll de Fakarava
Nearby Dive Sites in Fakarava
- Garuae Pass (drift)
- Garuae Pass (wall)
- Pufana - 15m
- The channel - 15-30m (drift)
- Tombant d Ohotu - 23m (wall)
- Tumakohua Pass (drift)
Nearest Dive Centres to Alibaba
Marine Life in Fakarava
Home to 206 recorded species including 178 reef fish, 8 sea cucumbers, 6 whales & dolphins, 5 sharks & rays, 4 sea snails & nudibranchs, 1 clams & mussels.
Notable Species
- Small giant clam (Tridacna maxima) - Clams & Mussels
- Bullethead Parrotfish (Chlorurus sordidus) - Reef Fish
- Banded Goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus) - Reef Fish
- Bristle-toothed Surgeonfish (Ctenochaetus striatus) - Reef Fish
- Arc-eye Hawkfish (Paracirrhites arcatus) - Reef Fish
- Dot and dash Butterflyfish (Chaetodon pelewensis) - Reef Fish
- Argus Grouper (Cephalopholis argus) - Reef Fish
- Blunt-head Parrotfish (Chlorurus microrhinos) - Reef Fish
- Lemon Peel (Centropyge flavissima) - Reef Fish
- Redfin Butterflyfish (Chaetodon lunulatus) - Reef Fish
- Orange-lined Triggerfish (Balistapus undulatus) - Reef Fish
- Long-nosed Parrotfish (Hipposcarus longiceps) - Reef Fish
- Australian Squirrel-fish (Myripristis violacea) - Reef Fish
- Sickle Butterflyfish (Chaetodon ulietensis) - Reef Fish
- Six-line wrasse (Pseudocheilinus hexataenia) - Reef Fish
- Big-nose Unicorn (Naso vlamingii) - Reef Fish
- Wrasse (Labroides dimidiatus) - Reef Fish
- Yellowtail Dascyllus (Dascyllus flavicaudus) - Reef Fish
- Kihikihi (Zanclus cornutus) - Reef Fish
- Desjardin's Sailfin Tang (Zebrasoma velifer) - Reef Fish