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Agatti

Lakshadweep · India

What have people found?

Seastar shrimp, strawberry hermit crab and spiny cushion star turn up here more than at our other tide pools. Tawny hermit crab, black-fingered coral clinger and spotted linckia are the usual finds. ~63 distinct species have been recorded here.

What is the best time to visit today?

Download the app to see the 7-day schedule.

See low tide times at Agatti for the next three days
  1. Mon, Nov 16~10:00 AMin the dark~9:00 PM
  2. Tue, Nov 17~11:30 AMin the dark~9:30 PM
  3. Wed, Nov 18~12:30 PMin the dark~11:00 PM

Every low tide each day, in local time at the shore.

Plan the week in Intertidal
  • A tide chart for every day, with the best window marked
  • Identify what you find from a photo
  • An alert when a good daylight low is coming

When do people visit?

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Most observations come from January and February.

What should you know before visiting?

Arrive 45 minutes to an hour before low tide and leave as it turns. The water comes back faster than it left.
Grippy shoes beat sandals. Wet rock and algae are more slippery than they look. Tide pool safety
A tide pool is a fragile place. Look and photograph, take nothing. The tidepooling code

What lives at Agatti?

Species records from iNaturalist

Tawny Hermit CrabCoenobita rugosus
Black-fingered Coral ClingerCymo melanodactylus
Spotted LinckiaLinckia multifora
Spiny Cushion StarCulcita schmideliana
Magnificent Sea AnemoneRadianthus magnifica
Small Giant ClamTridacna maxima
Strawberry Hermit CrabCoenobita perlatus
Graeffe's Sea CucumberPearsonothuria graeffei
White-speckled SeahareAplysia argus
Seastar ShrimpZenopontonia soror
Day OctopusOctopus cyanea
Ringed Sap-sucking SlugPlakobranchus ocellatus
Lollyfish Sea CucumberHolothuria atra
Plate & Pillar CoralPorites rus
Collector UrchinTripneustes gratilla
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