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About this site
Les Failles lies within the lagoon waters off Mayotte, the French island territory in the Mozambique Channel between Madagascar and the African mainland. The name is French for "the faults" or "the fissures," suggesting a site defined by fractured reef or rocky terrain rather than a simple slope. Mayotte's barrier reef system, one of the longest in the world, surrounds the island and shapes many of its named dive sites.
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.
Lined BristletoothCtenochaetus striatusReported here · unconfirmed
Humpnose Bigeye BreamMonotaxis grandoculisReported here · unconfirmed
Brown TangZebrasoma scopasReported here · unconfirmed
Indian Bullethead ParrotfishChlorurus sordidusReported here · unconfirmed
Roundhead ParrotfishChlorurus strongylocephalusReported here · unconfirmed
Longbarbel GoatfishParupeneus macronemusReported here · unconfirmed
Dusky SurgeonfishAcanthurus nigrofuscusReported here · unconfirmed
Eyeline SurgeonfishAcanthurus nigricaudaReported here · unconfirmed
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