Turtle Garden
Conditions & tides
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About this site
Turtle Garden is part of the fringing reef off Zanzibar, on the north side of the break in the reef, at depths of 10 to 18 metres. The depth and coral formations are much the same as at the neighbouring fringing-reef sites.
The fish life is typical of a tropical reef, from tiny gobies, tobies and nudibranchs to larger angelfish, butterflyfish and surgeonfish, with many kinds of wrasse and triggerfish. The site suits beginners.
Marine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
NudibranchNudibranchReported here · unconfirmed
AngelfishAngelfishReported here · unconfirmed
SurgeonfishSurgeonfishReported here · unconfirmed
WrasseWrasseReported here · unconfirmed
TriggerfishTriggerfishReported here · unconfirmed
Indo-Pacific Rock-boring UrchinEchinometra mathaeiReported here · unconfirmed
Three-spot DascyllusDascyllus trimaculatusReported here · unconfirmed
Scissortail SergeantAbudefduf sexfasciatusReported here · unconfirmed
Spotted LinckiaLinckia multiforaReported here · unconfirmed
Red-knobbed Sea StarProtoreaster linckiReported here · unconfirmed
Snake Sea CucumberSynapta maculataReported here · unconfirmed
Collector UrchinTripneustes gratillaReported here · unconfirmed
Longbarbel GoatfishParupeneus macronemusReported here · unconfirmed
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