Kehpara - Pohnpei
Kehpara offers a relaxed dive experience in Pohnpei. The site is known for its resident population of reef sharks, often spotted cruising the edges of the reef. We've also encountered schooling barracuda and smaller reef fish here. It’s a good choice for divers looking for a straightforward, easy dive with reliable shark sightings.
- Location
- Pohnpei, Micronesia, Central & South Pacific
- Coordinates
- 6.800095, 158.111800
Marine Protected Area: And Atoll
Nearby Dive Sites in Pohnpei
- Ant Atoll (reef)
- Ant Atoll - Northwest Wall (wall)
- Ant Atoll - Tauenai Pass (reef)
- Areu Wall (wall)
- Dahwlak Pokie
- Manta Road
- METOMKIN - 0m (wreck)
- Mwand Pass (drift)
- Mwand Wall (wall)
- Pahleng Corner
- Pahn Nin Seitamw
- Phelong Pass Inside (wreck)
- Phelong Pass Outside (wreck)
Marine Life in Pohnpei
Home to 332 recorded species including 231 reef fish, 65 hard corals, 13 sea cucumbers, 8 sea snails & nudibranchs, 6 seagrass & algae, 4 clams & mussels.
Notable Species
- Bristle-toothed Surgeonfish (Ctenochaetus striatus) - Reef Fish
- Bullethead Parrotfish (Chlorurus sordidus) - Reef Fish
- Black Surgeonfish (Acanthurus nigricans) - Reef Fish
- Clown Tang (Naso lituratus) - Reef Fish
- Blue-lined Surgeonfish (Acanthurus lineatus) - Reef Fish
- Saddled Parrotfish (Scarus dimidiatus) - Reef Fish
- Long-nosed Parrotfish (Hipposcarus longiceps) - Reef Fish
- Blunt-head Parrotfish (Chlorurus microrhinos) - Reef Fish
- Humphead Unicornfish (Naso unicornis) - Reef Fish
- Sea chub (Kyphosus cinerascens) - Reef Fish
- Bleeker's Parrotfish (Chlorurus bleekeri) - Reef Fish
- Banded maori wrasse (Cheilinus fasciatus) - Reef Fish
- Foxface (Siganus vulpinus) - Reef Fish
- Black-barred Surgeonfish (Acanthurus nigricauda) - Reef Fish
- Dusky Parrotfish (Scarus niger) - Reef Fish
- Rivulated Parrotfish (Scarus rivulatus) - Reef Fish
- Bicolor Parrotfish (Scarus rubroviolaceus) - Reef Fish
- Stony coral (Porites cylindrica) - Hard Corals
- Ring-tailed Surgeonfish (Acanthurus xanthopterus) - Reef Fish
- Pinkfish (Holothuria edulis) - Sea Cucumbers