© SUN SIYAM DIVING OLHUVELI, 2005 South Male Atoll
Banana Reef / Manta Point
★★★★☆
(1,599)
This dive site is well known as a Manta Ray Cleaning and feeding zone from April to beginning of November and some times into mid-December. This is one of the best places to dive with these giant rays within this part of the Atoll.
Manta rays, stingrays, occasional nurse sharks, leopard sharks, and whale sharks have been spotted at this dive site during the month of August.
Dive Activity
Potential Wildlife Sightings
Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content
iStock-crisod
331 Sightings
J
4
F
0
M
0
A
5
M
30
J
20
J
22
A
42
S
59
O
63
N
68
D
18
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 200
Alamy-WaterFrame
Moray Eel
98 Sightings
J
5
F
5
M
3
A
3
M
12
J
7
J
0
A
10
S
16
O
14
N
17
D
6
iStock/Divepic
Giant Oceanic Manta Ray
95 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
8
J
9
J
12
A
11
S
19
O
24
N
12
D
0
Shutterstock-Shane Myers Photography
Green Turtle
52 Sightings
J
4
F
0
M
3
A
3
M
0
J
0
J
8
A
0
S
0
O
14
N
12
D
8
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 28
Udo Kefrig
Clownfish
111 Sightings
J
6
F
4
M
4
A
3
M
14
J
12
J
11
A
0
S
14
O
16
N
21
D
6
iStock-June Jacobsen
Whitetip Reef Shark
95 Sightings
J
7
F
5
M
0
A
0
M
7
J
0
J
9
A
14
S
12
O
17
N
14
D
10
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 100
iStock-burnsboxco
Parrotfish
73 Sightings
J
0
F
5
M
2
A
4
M
12
J
7
J
6
A
0
S
10
O
11
N
16
D
0
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 40
iStock-wrangel
Triggerfish
67 Sightings
J
3
F
6
M
4
A
5
M
12
J
7
J
6
A
0
S
0
O
10
N
14
D
0
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 12
iStock/cinoby
Lionfish
66 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
3
M
10
J
8
J
0
A
0
S
13
O
14
N
11
D
7
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 150
Shutterstock-aquapix
Sweetlips and Grunts
58 Sightings
J
5
F
6
M
2
A
4
M
11
J
7
J
0
A
0
S
12
O
0
N
11
D
0
