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About this site
Belle Mare Aquarium sits off Belle Mare on the east coast of Mauritius, an area known for its lagoons and fringing reef. It is rated a beginner dive, making it accessible to divers early in their diving. Divers have reported button stars, gold ring cowries, Indo-Pacific rock-boring urchins, snowflake morays, tawny hermit crabs, thin-shelled rock crabs, and yellow boxfish among the marine life here, giving the site plenty of small, reef-dwelling creatures to look for along the bottom.
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.
Indo-Pacific Rock-boring UrchinEchinometra mathaeiReported here · unconfirmed
Tawny Hermit CrabCoenobita rugosusReported here · unconfirmed
Gold Ring CowryMonetaria annulusReported here · unconfirmed
Thin-shelled Rock CrabGrapsus tenuicrustatusReported here · unconfirmed
Button StarNardoa variolataReported here · unconfirmed
Snowflake MorayEchidna nebulosaReported here · unconfirmed
Yellow BoxfishOstracion cubicumReported here · unconfirmed
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