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Fuvahmulah Maldives

A local-island base for tiger sharks, deep walls, and biosphere reserve nature

Updated Feb 13, 2026 • 19 sources

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Wildlife In Fuvahmulah Maldives

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

a fish that is swimming in the water
Saltwater Fishes

Barracuda

3 linked spots

Sharks

Silvertip Shark

Carcharhinus albimarginatus

3 linked spots

Saltwater Fishes

Tuna

3 linked spots

Sharks

Whitetip Reef Shark

Triaenodon obesus

3 linked spots

Rays

Giant Oceanic Manta Ray

Mobula birostris

2 linked spots

Saltwater Fishes

Ocean Sunfish

Mola mola

2 linked spots

Saltwater Fishes

Scalloped Hammerhead

Sphyrna lewini

2 linked spots

Sharks

Thresher Shark

2 linked spots

Sharks

Tiger Shark

Galeocerdo cuvier

2 linked spots

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

Whale Shark

Rhincodon typus

2 linked spots

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

Saltwater Fishes

Grouper/Basslets

1 linked spot

brown turtle in sea
Turtles

Hawksbill Turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata

1 linked spot

Saltwater Fishes

Jackfish

1 linked spot

Saltwater Fishes

Snapper

1 linked spot