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South Male Atoll Maldives

Channel drifts and thilas a speedboat ride from the Maldives capital

Updated Feb 13, 2026 • 16 sources

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Wildlife In South Male Atoll Maldives

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

Gestreifter Adlerrochen ( Pteromylaeus bovinus )
Rays

Eagle Ray

4 linked spots

Sharks

Whitetip Reef Shark

Triaenodon obesus

4 linked spots

a fish that is swimming in the water
Saltwater Fishes

Barracuda

3 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

3 linked spots

Molluscs

Nudibranch

3 linked spots

crab on rock
Crustaceans

Crab

2 linked spots

Crustaceans

Shrimp

2 linked spots

Shovelnose guitarfish
Rays

Guitarfish

1 linked spot

brown turtle in sea
Turtles

Hawksbill Turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata

1 linked spot

Saltwater Fishes

Jackfish

1 linked spot

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

Lionfish

1 linked spot

Molluscs

Octopus

1 linked spot

Seahorses and Pipefishes

Pipefish

1 linked spot

Rays

Stingrays

1 linked spot

Saltwater Fishes

Tuna

1 linked spot