THE
NAPOLEON WRASSE
The Napoleon Wrasse is the biggest of the wrasses and can weigh up
to 400 lbs. They are a very distinctive fish that start life as males.
Later on they become females. When a vacancy comes open on the reef,
one of the females becomes a "super-male" which is large
and has a distinctive head.
MODERATE LEVEL :: DRIFT
DIVE / WALL DIVE Don't
let the name fool you - this
dive got its name because it is a short ride from Koror, not because
it's short. In fact, it's a major drop off - beginning
in a couple feet (1m) of water and
dropping
to well over 1,000 feet (300m). Its close proximity to Koror
make this a very convenient and popular site - it's a typical
Palauan wall dive, with a wide variety of marine life and good
visibility. Overall, it's an excellent introduction to
local wall diving.
Short
Dropoff is covered with nice soft corals, some very large
sea fans and beautiful
table corals in the shallow waters. Butterflyfish,
parrotfish, wrasses and schools of blue
tail
jacks can all be seen here. Gray
reef sharks and white tip reef sharks cruise along in the deeper
water off the reef. Special
fish at this site include watanabe’s angelfish and
hawkfish anthias - two species that are hard to find in
other areas. Most chambered nautilus dives are done at
Short Dropoff.
Night dive attractions at
this site include slipper lobsters, ocellated lionfish and nudibranchs.
THE
NAPOLEON WRASSE
Don't
let the name fool you - this
dive got its name because it is a short ride from Koror, not because
it's short. In fact, it's a major drop off - beginning
in a couple feet (1m) of water and
dropping
to well over 1,000 feet (300m). Its close proximity to Koror
make this a very convenient and popular site - it's a typical
Palauan wall dive, with a wide variety of marine life and good
visibility. Overall, it's an excellent introduction to
local wall diving.
