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About this site
Comino sits in the channel between Malta and Gozo, and Santa Maria Reef lies along its coastline, one of several dive sites scattered around the small island's limestone shore. The area is known for clear Mediterranean water and a coastline shaped by caves and inlets carved into the rock. The site reaches a maximum depth of around 18 metres over a cave bottom and is rated a beginner dive.
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.
Mediterranean Rainbow WrasseCoris julisReported here · unconfirmed
Painted ComberSerranus scribaReported here · unconfirmed
European ParrotfishSparisoma cretenseReported here · unconfirmed
Ornate WrasseThalassoma pavoReported here · unconfirmed
ComberSerranus cabrillaReported here · unconfirmed
Mediterranean DamselfishChromis chromisReported here · unconfirmed
Mauve StingerPelagia noctilucaReported here · unconfirmed
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