Karang West Pylades - Sumatra
Grafton Reef is a solid afternoon dive if you’re looking to explore some of the Red Sea’s quieter corals. We’ve found the currents here can be a bit unpredictable, so keep an eye on your dive guide. You'll often spot crested sabretooth blennies peering from crevices and good numbers of wrasse patrolling the reef. The corals, particularly the smooth cauliflower and corrugated varieties, are in decent shape, making for a pleasant drift. It’s a good spot for intermediate divers who appreciate a relaxed dive away from the busier sites.
- Location
- Sumatra, Indonesia, Southeast Asia
- Coordinates
- -0.381111, 99.338610
- Type
- reef
Nearby Dive Sites in Sumatra
- Adjis Reef - 5-20m (reef)
- Agamagam
- Agus dream
- Arus Balee
- Babahparu
- Beting Eka (reef)
- Bubble Addict Dive Center
- Coral Reef (reef)
- Cubadak Pier - 5-18m (reef)
- ELOUT - 11m (wreck)
- Fananas (reef)
- FOKUS - 24m (wreck)
- Gosong Barak (reef)
- HMS Subtle (wreck)
- Iboih Dive Center
Nearest Dive Centres to Karang West Pylades
- Dive center Tailana
- Hobby Dive - PADI
- Iboih Dive Center
- Lumba Lumba - ["PADI"]
- LumbaLumba - PADI
- Monster Divers
Marine Life in Sumatra
Home to 22 recorded species including 17 reef fish, 2 sharks & rays, 1 hard corals, 1 clams & mussels, 1 crabs & lobsters.
Notable Species
- False trevally (Lactarius lactarius) - Reef Fish
- Big-eye trevally (Caranx sexfasciatus) - Reef Fish
- Crescent Grunter (Terapon jarbua) - Reef Fish
- Bar Eyed Goby (Glossogobius giuris) - Reef Fish
- Asian Snakehead (Channa striata) - Reef Fish
- Striped catfish (Plotosus lineatus) - Reef Fish
- Blue-lined Rock Cod (Cephalopholis formosa) - Reef Fish
- Butterfish (Scatophagus argus) - Reef Fish
- Large-toothed Ponyfish (Gazza achlamys) - Reef Fish
- Ehrenberg's snapper (Lutjanus ehrenbergii) - Reef Fish
- Checkered Seaperch (Lutjanus decussatus) - Reef Fish
- Redcoat (Sargocentron rubrum) - Reef Fish
- Eight Banded Butterflyfish (Chaetodon octofasciatus) - Reef Fish
- Deep Body Silver Biddy (Gerres erythrourus) - Reef Fish
- Orbicular batfish (Platax orbicularis) - Reef Fish
- Indonesian Bambooshark (Chiloscyllium hasseltii) - Sharks & Rays
- Pickhandle barracuda (Sphyraena jello) - Reef Fish
- Cactus coral (Pavona decussata) - Hard Corals
- Hooded oyster (Saccostrea cuccullata) - Clams & Mussels
- Caribbean hermit crab (Coenobita clypeatus) - Crabs & Lobsters