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About this site
Madivaru Kandu is a channel site in Lhaviyani Atoll, in the Maldives, cutting through the reef structure that fringes this coral atoll north of Male. Kandus in the Maldives typically funnel ocean water and pelagic species between the open sea and the atoll's inner lagoon.
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.
Napoleon WrasseCheilinus undulatusReported here · unconfirmed
Oriental SweetlipsPlectorhinchus vittatusReported here · unconfirmed
Whitetip Reef SharkTriaenodon obesusReported here · unconfirmed
Powder Blue TangAcanthurus leucosternonReported here · unconfirmed
Midnight SnapperMacolor macularisReported here · unconfirmed
Freckled HawkfishParacirrhites forsteriReported here · unconfirmed
Moorish IdolZanclus cornutusReported here · unconfirmed
Small Giant ClamTridacna maximaReported here · unconfirmed
Redtooth TriggerfishOdonus nigerReported here · unconfirmed
Clown TriggerfishBalistoides conspicillumReported here · unconfirmed
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