The Zoo
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About this site
The Zoo is a wall dive off Taveuni in Fiji, with coral growing along the top of the wall. Average visibility is 20 to 24 m depending on the time of year, and the dive is best seen on a falling tide.
Barracuda, moray eels, manta rays, potato cod and fusiliers are regulars, along with basslets, anthias, nudibranchs and sharks, usually in schools. There is a large range of soft corals and flatworms, and plenty of small, brightly coloured fish.
Marine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
TrevallyTrevallyConfirmed present · 3 independent sources
Manta rayManta rayConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
FusilierFusilierConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
NudibranchNudibranchConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
Loch's ChromodorisChromodoris lochiReported here · unconfirmed
Samoan CardinalfishNectamia savayensisReported here · unconfirmed
Blackstriped CardinalfishOstorhinchus nigrofasciatusReported here · unconfirmed
Dwarf HawkfishCirrhitichthys falcoReported here · unconfirmed
Lemonpeel AngelfishCentropyge flavissimaReported here · unconfirmed
Wolf CardinalfishCheilodipterus artusReported here · unconfirmed
Freckled HawkfishParacirrhites forsteriReported here · unconfirmed
Dotted WrasseCirrhilabrus punctatusReported here · unconfirmed
ClownfishClownfishReported here · unconfirmed
OctopusOctopusReported here · unconfirmed
BatfishBatfishReported here · unconfirmed
BarracudaBarracudaConfirmed present · 4 independent sources
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