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Ukumbe Reef lies off the western coast of Zanzibar, in the channel waters near Unguja island, Tanzania, within the warm currents of the Pemba-Zanzibar channel that runs through the wider Zanzibar archipelago's reef system in the Indian Ocean. The reef reaches a maximum depth of around 30 metres and is rated a beginner dive over a reef bottom. Divers here have reported barracuda, grouper, moray eels, humphead wrasse, and sea turtles.
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.
Moray eelMoray eelReported here · unconfirmed
Sea turtleSea turtleReported here · unconfirmed
GrouperGrouperReported here · unconfirmed
Allard's AnemonefishAmphiprion allardiReported here · unconfirmed
Red-knobbed Sea StarProtoreaster linckiReported here · unconfirmed
Sixbar WrasseThalassoma hardwickeReported here · unconfirmed
Scissortail SergeantAbudefduf sexfasciatusReported here · unconfirmed
Gold Ring CowryMonetaria annulusReported here · unconfirmed
Lynx CowryLyncina lynxReported here · unconfirmed
Spotted LinckiaLinckia multiforaReported here · unconfirmed
BarracudaBarracudaReported here · unconfirmed
Napoleon (humphead) wrasseNapoleon (humphead) wrasseReported here · unconfirmed
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