Maziwe Island
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About this site
Maziwe Island is a small sandbank islet off the coast of Tanzania near Pangani on the Swahili Coast, and forms part of a protected marine reserve. The surrounding dive site has a maximum depth of around 10 metres over a reef bottom and is considered suitable for beginners. Divers have reported leaf scorpionfish, moray eels, nudibranchs, octopus, and wrasse on the reef 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.
Moray eelMoray eelReported here · unconfirmed
NudibranchNudibranchConfirmed present · 3 independent sources
OctopusOctopusConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
WrasseWrasseReported here · unconfirmed
Leaf scorpionfishLeaf scorpionfishReported here · unconfirmed
LionfishLionfishConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
BarracudaBarracudaReported here · unconfirmed
GrouperGrouperReported here · unconfirmed
SeahorseSeahorseReported here · unconfirmed
FrogfishFrogfishReported here · unconfirmed
ScorpionfishScorpionfishReported here · unconfirmed
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