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About this site
Igloo lies along the Kenyan coast near Mombasa, in the western Indian Ocean. It reaches a maximum depth of around 22 metres and is considered a beginner-friendly dive. A single source reports sightings here of cuttlefish, fusiliers, ghost pipefish, leaf scorpionfish, mantis shrimp, moray eels, nudibranchs, pipefish, pufferfish, reef sharks, sea turtles, snapper, squid, and trevally, though this list has not been independently confirmed.
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.
Moray eelMoray eelReported here · unconfirmed
Leaf scorpionfishLeaf scorpionfishReported here · unconfirmed
Sea turtleSea turtleReported here · unconfirmed
Reef sharkReef sharkReported here · unconfirmed
FusilierFusilierReported here · unconfirmed
CuttlefishCuttlefishReported here · unconfirmed
Indo-Pacific Sergeant MajorAbudefduf vaigiensisReported here · unconfirmed
Red-knobbed Sea StarProtoreaster linckiReported here · unconfirmed
Three-spot DascyllusDascyllus trimaculatusReported here · unconfirmed
Scissortail SergeantAbudefduf sexfasciatusReported here · unconfirmed
False-eye SergeantAbudefduf sparoidesReported here · unconfirmed
Goldbar WrasseThalassoma hebraicumReported here · unconfirmed
Pink Ghost CrabOcypode ryderiReported here · unconfirmed
Raccoon ButterflyfishChaetodon lunulaReported here · unconfirmed
Indian LionfishPterois milesReported here · unconfirmed
Hawaiian Convict SurgeonfishAcanthurus triostegusReported here · unconfirmed
SnapperSnapperReported here · unconfirmed
TrevallyTrevallyReported here · unconfirmed
NudibranchNudibranchReported here · unconfirmed
PipefishPipefishReported here · unconfirmed
Ghost pipefishGhost pipefishReported here · unconfirmed
Mantis shrimpMantis shrimpReported here · unconfirmed
SquidSquidReported here · unconfirmed
PufferfishPufferfishReported here · unconfirmed
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