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Baa Atoll Maldives

Manta rays, thila dives, and biosphere-reserve island life in one compact atoll

Updated Feb 13, 2026 • 13 sources

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Wildlife In Baa Atoll Maldives

Browse the full species list linked to approved dive spots in Baa Atoll Maldives.

Rays

Reef Manta Ray

Mobula alfredi

3 linked spots

A blacktip reef shark swims over sandy seabed.
Sharks

Blacktip Reef Shark

Carcharhinus melanopterus

1 linked spot

Gestreifter Adlerrochen ( Pteromylaeus bovinus )
Rays

Eagle Ray

1 linked spot

Grey reef shark (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos) Image ID: corl0207, NOAA's Coral Kingdom Collection Location: Pacific Remote Islands, Kingman Reef Photo Date: 2015 Photographer: Kevin Lino NOAA/NMFS/PIFSC/ESD
Sharks

Grey Reef Shark

Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos

1 linked spot

brown turtle in sea
Turtles

Hawksbill Turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata

1 linked spot

Red lionfish (Pterois volitans) near Gilli Banta Island (near Komodo, Indonesia)
Saltwater Fishes

Lionfish

1 linked spot

gray snake photography
Rays

Moray Eel

1 linked spot

gray shark in body of water
Sharks

Nurse Shark

Ginglymostoma cirratum

1 linked spot

Saltwater Fishes

Snapper

1 linked spot

green and black fish in body of water
Rays

Stingrays

1 linked spot

Saltwater Fishes

Tuna

1 linked spot

a whale swimming in the ocean with a lot of fish around it
Sharks

Whale Shark

Rhincodon typus

1 linked spot