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About this site
Aquarium South sits along the Omani coast in the Al Batinah South region, where the Sea of Oman meets a rocky shoreline near the Muscat coast. Dive sites in this stretch are typically reached by short boat trips from operators based around the capital area. Divers here have reported sightings of the Beautiful Hypselodoris nudibranch and the Long-spined Crown-of-Thorns starfish.
AI overviewMarine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
Long-spined Crown-of-ThornsAcanthaster planciReported here · unconfirmed
Beautiful HypseldorisHypselodoris pulchellaReported here · unconfirmed
Green Sea TurtleChelonia mydasObserved near here · iNaturalist
Arabian ButterflyfishChaetodon melapterusObserved near here · iNaturalist
Sohal SurgeonfishAcanthurus sohalObserved near here · iNaturalist
Spotfin LionfishPteropterus antennatusObserved near here · iNaturalist
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