Wildlife · Country Guide
Atoll hopping for mantas, whale sharks, and warm-water drifts
Updated Mar 4, 2026 • 17 sources
Browse the full species list linked to approved dive spots across Maldives.
194 linked spots
Triaenodon obesus
147 linked spots
Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos
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Chelonia mydas
109 linked spots
Mobula alfredi
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Eretmochelys imbricata
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Ginglymostoma cirratum
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Scorpaenidae
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Carcharhinus melanopterus
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Carcharhinus albimarginatus
Rhincodon typus
17 linked spots
Acanthuridae
12 linked spots
Mobula birostris
11 linked spots
Galeocerdo cuvier
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Tetraodontidae
Sphyrna lewini
Ostraciidae (family)
7 linked spots
Taenianotus triacanthus
Myripristinae
6 linked spots
Mola mola
Negaprion brevirostris
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Carcharhinus leucas
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Sphyrna mokarran
Conger
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Rhodeus amarus
Stegostoma tigrinum
2 linked spots
Dermochelys coriacea
Carcharhinus falciformis
Delphinus delphis
1 linked spots