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Gaafu Atoll (Huvadhoo Atoll) Marine Life & Wildlife Guide

Wildlife · Destination Guide

Gaafu Atoll (Huvadhoo Atoll)

Deep South Maldives diving: big channels, quieter reefs, and equator-side adventure

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Wildlife In Gaafu Atoll (Huvadhoo Atoll)

Browse the full species list linked to approved dive spots in Gaafu Atoll (Huvadhoo Atoll).

Gestreifter Adlerrochen ( Pteromylaeus bovinus )

Eagle Ray

2 linked spots

Green sea turtle ( Chelonia mydas ), Moorea, French Polynesia

turtles

Green Turtle

Chelonia mydas

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

Grey Reef Shark

Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos

2 linked spots

Photo of Silvertip Shark

Silvertip Shark

Carcharhinus albimarginatus

2 linked spots

brown turtle in sea

Hawksbill Turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata

1 linked spots

Photo of Jackfish

saltwater-fishes

Jackfish

1 linked spots

Silky shark ( Carcharhinus falciformis ) at Jardines de la Reina, Cuba

Silky Shark

Carcharhinus falciformis

1 linked spots

Photo of Tuna

saltwater-fishes

Tuna

1 linked spots

Photo of Whitetip Reef Shark

Whitetip Reef Shark

Triaenodon obesus

1 linked spots

Photo of Zebra Shark

Zebra Shark

Stegostoma tigrinum

1 linked spots