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Channel drifts and thilas a speedboat ride from the Maldives capital
Updated Feb 13, 2026 • 16 sources
Browse the full species list linked to approved dive spots in South Male Atoll.
Triaenodon obesus
47 linked spots
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Chelonia mydas
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Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos
27 linked spots
Eretmochelys imbricata
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Ginglymostoma cirratum
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Mobula alfredi
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Scorpaenidae
7 linked spots
Carcharhinus melanopterus
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Tetraodontidae
Rhinomuraena quaesita
Acanthuridae
Rhincodon typus
Ostraciidae (family)
1 linked spots
Conger
Mobula birostris
Sphyrna mokarran
Dermochelys coriacea
Stenella longirostris
Galeocerdo cuvier