Maamigili / South Ari Atoll
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About this site
Maamigili lies along South Ari Atoll in the Maldives, an area known for its channels and outer reef edges facing the open Indian Ocean. The atoll sits west of Male, and the site here is a reef reaching a maximum depth of around 30 metres, rated a beginner dive. Whale sharks are a regular presence at this site. Divers have also reported reef manta rays passing through, alongside reef residents such as oriental sweetlips, longfin batfish, small giant clams, and parrotfish including the Indian bullethead and roundhead varieties, with striped surgeonfish and zigzag wrasse also spotted working the reef.
Marine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
Small Giant ClamTridacna maximaReported here · unconfirmed
Reef Manta RayMobula alfrediReported here · unconfirmed
Striped SurgeonfishAcanthurus lineatusReported here · unconfirmed
Oriental SweetlipsPlectorhinchus vittatusReported here · unconfirmed
Longfin BatfishPlatax teiraReported here · unconfirmed
Zigzag WrasseHalichoeres scapularisReported here · unconfirmed
Roundhead ParrotfishChlorurus strongylocephalusReported here · unconfirmed
Indian Bullethead ParrotfishChlorurus sordidusReported here · unconfirmed
Whale SharkRhincodon typusConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
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