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About this site
Turtle Reef sits off the Tanzanian coast near Zanzibar, in the warm waters of the Indian Ocean. It is classed as a beginner-level dive, making it accessible for those newer to diving in this part of East Africa.
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.
Skunk AnemonefishAmphiprion akallopisosReported here · unconfirmed
Pacific TrumpetfishAulostomus chinensisReported here · unconfirmed
Geometric MorayGymnothorax griseusReported here · unconfirmed
Spinner DolphinStenella longirostrisReported here · unconfirmed
Three-spot DascyllusDascyllus trimaculatusReported here · unconfirmed
Indo-Pacific Sergeant MajorAbudefduf vaigiensisReported here · unconfirmed
Guineafowl PufferArothron meleagrisReported here · unconfirmed
Blacklip ButterflyfishChaetodon kleiniiReported here · unconfirmed
Moorish IdolZanclus cornutusReported here · unconfirmed
Loch's ChromodorisChromodoris lochiReported here · unconfirmed
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