Sparse Reef

This article is about the Sparse Reef. You may be looking for the Deep Sparse Reef.

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Biodiversity in this region is unusually low. Cause unknown. File:SparseReefIntro.ogg

― PDA, Dialogue

The Sparse Reef is a biome located southwest of Lifepod 5, bordering one of the Grassy Plateaus, the Blood Kelp Trench, the Sea Treader's Path and the Grand Reef. As its name implies, this area is very sparse and is home to a few types of small fauna and flora.

It also houses its own cave system, the Deep Sparse Reef. It can be found near the wreck in this biome.

Description

The Sparse Reef is composed of relatively flat areas covered by green mounds scattered with Table Coral as well as large fissures where most of the Bioluminescent flora inhabit, notably the Eye Stalks.

There are also spire-like structures found along the border of the Sparse Reef next to the Grassy Plateaus, and near the Grand Reef. Found within these spires is a small entrance to the Grand Reef Caves, towards the Southeast.

The main hazard in the Sparse Reef are the small clusters of Tiger Plants found in the deeper potions of the biome that can cause heavy damage to unaware players.

Spoiler alert: The following section contains story related material.
An Alien Vent Entrance Point and a Sanctuary Cache are found in the Deep Sparse Reef. Lifepod 19 is also found in the deep area of this biome.

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Gallery

Overview
Overview of the shallower areas, at daytime
Ditto, night time
The rock spires in the Sparse Reef
Rock spires along the border with the Grand Reef
Shallow fissures on the outskirts of the Sparse Reef, along the border with the Grassy Plateaus
The border with the Sea Treader's Path
A cluster of small formations in the Sparse Reef
Wreckage in the Sparse Reef
A small entrance to the Grand Reef Caves inside a cave in the rock spires, including a Large Lithium Deposit
A Reefback Leviathan swimming above the rock spires in the Sparse Reef
A view of the Sparse Reef
View of the entrance from the Sparse Reef to the Blood Kelp Zone
The Sparse Reef's border with the Grand Reef
Numerous fauna in the Sparse Reef
A type of Bioluminescent grass in the Sparse Reef
Large formations near the northern part of the biome
One of the caves in the Sparse Reef, with an Eye Stalk and a Tiger Plant
Some Redwort in the Sparse Reef