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About this site
Banana Reef is actually best known as a North Male Atoll site rather than Ari Atoll, though reef systems throughout the Maldives share a similar structure of coral-covered plateaus dropping into channels. The coordinates given place this site within the Ari Atoll region, an area characterized by numerous patch reefs and channel entrances between its islands. Local dive operators based on nearby resort islands typically run boat trips out to these reef formations.
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.
Roundhead ParrotfishChlorurus strongylocephalusReported here · unconfirmed
Oriental SweetlipsPlectorhinchus vittatusReported here · unconfirmed
Powder Blue TangAcanthurus leucosternonReported here · unconfirmed
Eyeline SurgeonfishAcanthurus nigricaudaReported here · unconfirmed
Blackfin AnemonefishAmphiprion nigripesReported here · unconfirmed
Moorish IdolZanclus cornutusReported here · unconfirmed
Bluefin TrevallyCaranx melampygusReported here · unconfirmed
Saddleback ButterflyfishChaetodon falculaReported here · unconfirmed
Paletail UnicornfishNaso brevirostrisReported here · unconfirmed
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