Komodo Diving

Yellow Wall of Texas

Yellow Wall of Texas is the wall running down the east coast of Nusa Kode, to the south of Rinca Island, east of Komodo.

The shallows are very rich in fish life, particularly plankton feeders. Fork-tailed fairy basslets swarm around the drop-offs in great orange and purple schools. Pairs of colourful butterflyfish forage in the reef crannies for small crustaceans or coral polyps.

Clown triggerfish, perhaps the most distinctively marked of all the reef fishes with its black body, round orange mouth, yellow face band, white-spotted underbelly and yellow tail, stake out their territory along the face of the reef.

In the deeper waters a couple of white-tip reef sharks may swing around to give you a close look. Red snappers with bright yellow eyes will keep a wary distance, and green turtles often row by.

Yellow Wall of Texas is best dived in the afternoon, when the sun provides more natural lighting.

Yellow Wall of Texas Reef Basics: Wall dive with overhangs
Depth: 5 - >40m
Visibility: 5 - 20m
Currents: Can be strong
Surface conditions: Can be rough
Water temperature: 20 - 25°C
Experience level: Intermediate
Number of dive sites: 1
Diving season: September to June
Distance: ~510 km east of Bali (26 hours)
Access: Komodo diving cruises

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