Mahara motu
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About this site
Mahara Motu lies in French Polynesia, in the Society Islands group of France's South Pacific territory, close to a motu and lagoon area. The site has a maximum depth of around 3 metres and is rated a beginner dive. Divers exploring the shallows here have reported checkerboard wrasse, sixbar wrasse, Hawaiian convict surgeonfish, marbled eels, Pacific double-saddle butterflyfish, three-spot and yellowtail dascyllus, small giant clams, and white-spotted eagle rays passing through.
Marine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
Sixbar WrasseThalassoma hardwickeReported here · unconfirmed
Three-spot DascyllusDascyllus trimaculatusReported here · unconfirmed
Marbled EelAnguilla marmorataReported here · unconfirmed
Small Giant ClamTridacna maximaReported here · unconfirmed
Pacific Double-saddle ButterflyfishChaetodon ulietensisReported here · unconfirmed
Checkerboard WrasseHalichoeres hortulanusReported here · unconfirmed
Hawaiian Convict SurgeonfishAcanthurus triostegusReported here · unconfirmed
White-spotted Eagle RayAetobatus ocellatusReported here · unconfirmed
yellowtail dascyllusDascyllus flavicaudusReported here · unconfirmed
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