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About this site
Powoni South lies off the coast of Zanzibar Island, on the Tanzanian side of the channel that separates the island from the mainland. The site sits near the village of Powoni on Zanzibar's western shore, an area typically accessed by boat from towns along that coast.
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.
Red-knobbed Sea StarProtoreaster linckiReported here · unconfirmed
Spotted LinckiaLinckia multiforaReported here · unconfirmed
Magnificent Sea AnemoneRadianthus magnificaReported here · unconfirmed
Three-spot DascyllusDascyllus trimaculatusReported here · unconfirmed
Savigny's Longspine Sea UrchinDiadema savignyiReported here · unconfirmed
Indo-Pacific Rock-boring UrchinEchinometra mathaeiReported here · unconfirmed
Skunk AnemonefishAmphiprion akallopisosReported here · unconfirmed
Collector UrchinTripneustes gratillaReported here · unconfirmed
Blacksaddle TobyCanthigaster valentiniReported here · unconfirmed
Hedgehog CoralEchinopora hirsutissimaReported here · unconfirmed
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