Sparse Reef

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

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Sparse Reef
Tab	Biomes
Type	Surface
Depth Range	40 - 310 meters
Temperature Range	13.7°C-29.8°C
Biome ID	sparsereef
Harvesting Nodes	Limestone Outcrop
Coordinates	-684 -221 -686
Point of Interest	Story Spoiler Alien Pipe Entrance Point -725 -300 -725

Biodiversity in this region is unusually low. Cause unknown.

― PDA, Dialogue

The Sparse Reef is a unique biome located southwest of Lifepod 5, bordering one of the Grassy Plateaus, the first Blood Kelp Zone, Floating Island, 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.

Description

The Sparse Reef is composed of relatively flat areas covered by green mounds, scattered with Brain 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, under the Floating Island and near the Grand Reef. Found within these spires is a small entrance to the Grand Reef Caves.

The only dangers in the Sparse Reef are Bleeders and Tiger Plants, which are mainly found in the deeper parts of the biome.

Spoiler alert: The following section contains story related material.
An Alien Pipe Entrance Point is found in the Sparse Reef.

• Resources
• Fauna
• Flora
• Corals

• Copper Ore
• Eye Stalk Seed
• Furled Papyrus Seed
• Gabe's Feather Seed
• Kyanite
• Large Quartz Deposit
• Large Lithium Deposit
• Lithium
• Mercury Ore
• Quartz
• Redwort Seed
• Regress Shell Seed
• Spiked Horn Grass Seed
• Tiger Plant Seed
• Titanium
• Violet Beau Seed

Bleeder

Peeper

Reefback

Reginald

Rockgrub

Shoal of Fish

Shuttlebug

Spadefish

Eye Stalk

Redwort

Spiked Horn Grass

Tiger Plant

Brain Coral

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

For a more complete gallery, visit Sparse Reef/Gallery.

Trivia

• The voice of Donald Trump saying "China" is featured in the soundtrack of the Sparse Reef.