Maamigili / South Ari Atoll
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About this site
Maamigili lies along South Ari Atoll in the Maldives, an area known for its channels and outer reef edges facing the open Indian Ocean. The atoll sits west of Male, and dive sites in this stretch typically combine reef slopes with deeper channel entrances. Divers here have reported whale sharks and reef manta rays passing through, alongside reef residents such as oriental sweetlips, longfin batfish, small giant clams, and parrotfish including the Indian bullethead and roundhead varieties. Striped surgeonfish and zigzag wrasse have also been spotted working the reef.
Marine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
Whale SharkRhincodon typusReported here · unconfirmed
Small Giant ClamTridacna maximaReported here · unconfirmed
Reef Manta RayMobula alfrediReported here · unconfirmed
Striped SurgeonfishAcanthurus lineatusReported here · unconfirmed
Oriental SweetlipsPlectorhinchus vittatusReported here · unconfirmed
Longfin BatfishPlatax teiraReported here · unconfirmed
Zigzag WrasseHalichoeres scapularisReported here · unconfirmed
Roundhead ParrotfishChlorurus strongylocephalusReported here · unconfirmed
Indian Bullethead ParrotfishChlorurus sordidusReported here · unconfirmed
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