Kendwa Reef
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About this site
Kendwa Reef lies off Kendwa Beach in Zanzibar and is reached easily from the shore. The reef is dived at depths of 5 to 10 metres and suits both divers and snorkellers.
It works as a nursery, with vibrant juvenile fish hiding among the corals, and the coral gardens and gentle currents make it a calm place to get in the water.
Divers have also reported anemonefish, lionfish, glassfish, trevally, barracuda and whitetip reef sharks here.
Marine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
Red-knobbed Sea StarProtoreaster linckiReported here · unconfirmed
Multicolored Knobbed Sea StarPentaceraster mammillatusReported here · unconfirmed
Robust GhostpipefishSolenostomus cyanopterusReported here · unconfirmed
Money CowryMonetaria monetaReported here · unconfirmed
Moorish IdolZanclus cornutusReported here · unconfirmed
Magnificent Sea AnemoneRadianthus magnificaReported here · unconfirmed
Thin-shelled Rock CrabGrapsus tenuicrustatusReported here · unconfirmed
Pink Ghost CrabOcypode ryderiReported here · unconfirmed
ClownfishClownfishReported here · unconfirmed
LionfishLionfishReported here · unconfirmed
TrevallyTrevallyReported here · unconfirmed
BarracudaBarracudaReported here · unconfirmed
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