Lucky Rock
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About this site
Lucky Rock is a large pinnacle rising near the western edge of North Malé Atoll, reached by a 20-minute boat ride. The structure is notable for the schools of fish and reef life it concentrates, and a small tunnel passes through the rock, offering a swim-through section where divers can explore its interior.
The pinnacle draws huge schools of fusiliers, snappers, and red-tooth triggerfish that fill the water column from the moment of descent. Inside the tunnel, sweetlips, soldierfish, and groupers shelter in the shadows. Curious batfish drift around the outer structure, and careful searching among the reef reveals the well-camouflaged leaffish. Manta rays and whitetip, silvertip, and grey reef sharks are also recorded at the site.
Marine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
Roundhead ParrotfishChlorurus strongylocephalusReported here · unconfirmed
Oriental SweetlipsPlectorhinchus vittatusReported here · unconfirmed
Eyeline SurgeonfishAcanthurus nigricaudaReported here · unconfirmed
Powder Blue TangAcanthurus leucosternonReported here · unconfirmed
Saddleback ButterflyfishChaetodon falculaReported here · unconfirmed
Bluefin TrevallyCaranx melampygusReported here · unconfirmed
Blackfin AnemonefishAmphiprion nigripesReported here · unconfirmed
Paletail UnicornfishNaso brevirostrisReported here · unconfirmed
Moorish IdolZanclus cornutusReported here · unconfirmed
FusilierFusilierReported here · unconfirmed
SnapperSnapperReported here · unconfirmed
TriggerfishTriggerfishReported here · unconfirmed
GrouperGrouperReported here · unconfirmed
BatfishBatfishReported here · unconfirmed
Leaf scorpionfishLeaf scorpionfishReported here · unconfirmed
SweetlipsSweetlipsReported here · unconfirmed
Manta rayManta rayReported here · unconfirmed
Napoleon (humphead) wrasseNapoleon (humphead) wrasseReported here · unconfirmed
Whale SharkRhincodon typusReported here · unconfirmed
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