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About this site
The Ridge lies along the coastline near Maputo, in southern Mozambique on the Indian Ocean side of the country, and is typically reached by boat from operators based around the Maputo Bay area. It's a reef dive reaching a maximum depth of around 16 metres. Divers have reported butterflyfish, jacks and amberjacks, scorpionfish, sea turtles, triggerfish, and wrasse along the reef.
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.
Jack / amberjackJack / amberjackReported here · unconfirmed
Sea turtleSea turtleReported here · unconfirmed
ButterflyfishButterflyfishReported here · unconfirmed
Bull SharkCarcharhinus leucasReported here · unconfirmed
Whale SharkRhincodon typusReported here · unconfirmed
Loggerhead Sea TurtleCaretta carettaReported here · unconfirmed
Giant TrevallyCaranx ignobilisReported here · unconfirmed
Dusky SurgeonfishAcanthurus nigrofuscusReported here · unconfirmed
Red Sea Half-and-half ChromisPycnochromis dimidiatusReported here · unconfirmed
Brown Pygmy AngelfishCentropyge multispinisReported here · unconfirmed
ScorpionfishScorpionfishReported here · unconfirmed
WrasseWrasseReported here · unconfirmed
TriggerfishTriggerfishReported here · unconfirmed
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