Rangali Madivaru
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About this site
Rangali Madivaru, also known as Madivaru Rangali Manta Point, is a reef dive site situated in the Rangali south channel in the Maldives. The site takes its name from the Maldivian word for manta ray ("Madi") and functions as a manta cleaning station, where reef manta rays gather regularly to have parasites removed by cleaner fish.
The terrain consists of a sloping bottom that leads down to a plateau reef covered in hard coral formations. The reef holds reef manta rays, whitetip sharks, silvertip sharks, grey reef sharks, turtles, Napoleon wrasse, and occasional whale sharks.
The site is rated suitable for beginner divers and is reached by a 60-minute boat journey.
Marine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
lattice table coralAcropora clathrataReported here · unconfirmed
Roundhead ParrotfishChlorurus strongylocephalusReported here · unconfirmed
Small Giant ClamTridacna maximaReported here · unconfirmed
Five-saddle ParrotfishScarus scaberReported here · unconfirmed
Powder Blue TangAcanthurus leucosternonReported here · unconfirmed
Lined BristletoothCtenochaetus striatusReported here · unconfirmed
Hawksbill Sea TurtleEretmochelys imbricataReported here · unconfirmed
Manta rayManta rayReported here · unconfirmed
Napoleon (humphead) wrasseNapoleon (humphead) wrasseReported here · unconfirmed
Whale SharkRhincodon typusReported here · unconfirmed
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