My first dive in Taiwan, Penghu County! We arrived in Wang’an Township in the morning and headed out to Zhong-Zi Reef in the afternoon for our checkout dive, which turned out to be more of a regular dive.

The boat

Zhong-Zi Reef

Lots of interesting wildlife that was new to me. Lionfish are endemic to Taiwan waters, so it's nice to see them in some of their native environment.

Longfin Bannerfish

Lionfish

Giant Honeycomb Oyster

Bicolour Chromis

I followed this Blue-spotted Boxfish around for a minute.

Blue-spotted Boxfish

More critters and coral.

Caramel Nudibranch

Grouper

Spiral Wire Coral

Gloomy Nudibranch

Black-and-white Snapper

The dive ended with our safety stop and a visit from this school of Longfin Batfish.

Longfin Batfish

iNaturalist: Observations on 2026-05-15.

Location: Jiangjun Villa, Wang’an Township, Penghu County, Taiwan

Dive Number:   284 Bottom Time: 46m Time In: 1:33 p.m. Tank In: 197 PSI Max Depth: 23.20 ft Table Used:

Mix:   Safety Stop: 5m Time Out: 2:19 p.m. Tank Out: 33 PSI Average Depth: 16.00 ft Start Pressure Group:

Surface Interval:   End Pressure Group:

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