Hopscotch

★★★★☆ (221)

This is a divesite for advanced divers and is also only accessible via a boat ride. It is a dive site that is known for its sightings of Manta Rays.

The reef is crowned with many planktivores, schooling coachman, all varieties of goldies, ribbon eel, Blue barred parrot fish, Orange spotted rockcod

Dive Activity

Potential Wildlife Sightings

Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content

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
39 Sightings
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4
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3
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2
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8
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2
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3
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1
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3
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0
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3
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2
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8

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species: 600

iStock/ultramarinfoto

Wrasse
19 Sightings
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5
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1
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3
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3
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2
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2
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3
AdobeStock-Magnus

Humpback Whale
4 Sightings
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1
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2
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1
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Shutterstock-Shane Myers Photography

Green Turtle
3 Sightings
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1
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2
Alamy-National Geographic Creative

Leatherback Turtle
2 Sightings
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2
iStock-ShaneGross

Loggerhead Turtle
2 Sightings
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1
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0
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0
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1
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0

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Total number of species: 300

Alamy/Reinhard Dirscherl

Octopus
2 Sightings
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1
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
O
1
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0

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
40 Sightings
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7
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1
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1
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3
M
4
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4
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0
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3
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0
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5
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3
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9

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
36 Sightings
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4
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3
M
2
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3
M
4
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3
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0
A
4
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0
O
4
N
0
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9

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Total number of species: 90

Shutterstock-Rich Carey

Angelfish
33 Sightings
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3
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1
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4
M
5
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3
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0
A
3
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0
O
3
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6
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Total number of species: 130

Shutterstock_Krzysztof Odziomek

Butterfly Fish
32 Sightings
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5
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2
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2
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4
M
5
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3
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0
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4
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0
O
2
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0
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5

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
32 Sightings
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6
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2
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0
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5
M
5
J
2
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0
A
2
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1
O
4
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0
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5

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Total number of species: 85

iStock-mirecca

Surgeonfish
28 Sightings
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7
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1
M
1
A
3
M
3
J
3
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0
A
3
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1
O
3
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0
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3

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species: 350

Alamy-Andre Seal

Damselfish
22 Sightings
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6
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2
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3
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2
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0
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0
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3
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0
O
3
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0
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3

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Total number of species: 8

Alamy-Reinhard Dirscherl

Bannerfish
21 Sightings
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6
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2
M
1
A
0
M
3
J
0
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0
A
2
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0
O
2
N
2
D
3

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Total number of species: 3000

SSI-Peter-Schinck

Nudibranch
19 Sightings
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4
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0
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0
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3
M
3
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0
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0
A
0
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0
O
2
N
3
D
4

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species: 90

Shutterstock-Levent Konuk

Goatfish
18 Sightings
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4
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0
M
1
A
0
M
3
J
0
J
0
A
2
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0
O
3
N
2
D
3

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Total number of species: 250

Shutterstock-Henry_and_Laura_Whittaker

Grouper/Basslets
17 Sightings
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2
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2
M
1
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2
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0
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2
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0
A
2
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1
O
0
N
0
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5

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Total number of species: 110

iStock-Rainer von Brandis

Snapper
17 Sightings
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4
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1
M
0
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4
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3
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0
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0
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0
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2
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3
iStock-atese

Ribbon Moray Eel (Ghost Eel)
13 Sightings
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4
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2
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0
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0
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0
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2
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2
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3

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Total number of species: 25

AdobeStock_Vladimir Wrangel

Boxfish
12 Sightings
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2
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1
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0
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0
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2
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0
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0
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0
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2
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2
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3

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Total number of species: 12

iStock/cinoby

Lionfish
11 Sightings
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1
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1
M
0
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0
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2
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0
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0
A
2
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1
O
2
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0
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2

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Total number of species: 80

iStock-bearacreative

Emperor
11 Sightings
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4
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2
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2
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0
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1
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2

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Total number of species: 80

iStock/Extreme-Photographer

Stingrays
10 Sightings
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1
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3
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0
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0
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0
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0
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2
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4

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Total number of species: 250

iStock-Miguel-Angelo-Silva.

Scorpionfish
10 Sightings
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1
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1
M
0
A
0
M
3
J
0
J
0
A
0
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0
O
3
N
0
D
2

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species: 60

iStock-Global_Pics

Squirrelfish
10 Sightings
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4
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0
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0
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0
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3
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0
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0
A
0
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0
O
3
N
0
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0

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species: 130

AdobeStock-JirinaVFR

Pufferfish
10 Sightings
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3
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0
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2
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2
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0
O
3
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0
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0

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
9 Sightings
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3
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1
M
1
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0
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3
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0
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0
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0
O
1
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0

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Total number of species: 40

iStock-Hoatzinexp

Jackfish
8 Sightings
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3
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1
M
1
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0
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0
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0
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0
O
1
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0
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2

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species: 60

iStock-Global_Pics

Soldierfish
8 Sightings
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3
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3
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0
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0
O
2
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0

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Total number of species: 3400

Shutterstock-Shane Gross

Shrimp
8 Sightings
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1
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0
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0
M
2
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0
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0
A
0
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1
O
1
N
0
D
3

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Total number of species: 30

Shutterstock-s_a_j

Sand Eel
5 Sightings
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1
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1
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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3
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0
O
0
N
0
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0

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species: 50

istock-atese

Frogfish
5 Sightings
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5
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0

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Total number of species: 22

Shutterstock-andrzej_67

Cod
4 Sightings
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3
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0
M
0
A
0
M
0
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0
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0
A
0
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0
O
1
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0
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0

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species: 30

SSI-Peter-Schinck

Stonefish
4 Sightings
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2
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
O
2
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0
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0

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species: 7000

iStock-Michael Zeigler

Crab
3 Sightings
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1
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0
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0
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1
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1
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0
iStock-June Jacobsen

Whitetip Reef Shark
2 Sightings
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1
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1
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0
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0
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0
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0
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AdobeStock-Marc Henauer

Grey Reef Shark
2 Sightings
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0
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0
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0
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2
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0
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0
Alamy-WaterFrame

Spiny Seahorse
2 Sightings
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0
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0
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0
M
0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
D
2

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Total number of species: 130

iStock-Christian von Mach

Pipefish
2 Sightings
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0
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1
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
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0
A
0
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0
O
1
N
0
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0

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Total number of species: 3

Shutterstock_Leo Lorenzo

Trumpetfish
2 Sightings
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0
F
1
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
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0
A
0
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0
O
1
N
0
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0

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species: 60

iStock-Global_Pics

Spiny Lobster
2 Sightings
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
D
2
SSI-Peter-Schinck

Leaf Scorpionfish
2 Sightings
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
O
2
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0
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0

Dive Centers Catering This Dive Site

Twin Palms SCUBA, Twin Palms Dive Emporium

25 Voortrekker Avenue, 1609 Edenvale, South Africa

Plan D Scuba & ScubaHolics, Claire Grenfell

Main Road, 3974 Sodwana Bay, South Africa

Dive Sites Nearby

Scubapro, Stephen Frink

Mellow Yellow, Sodwana Bay (★4.3)

This dive site is nice for beginner divers, it is also only accessible by boat. This site is at the southern end of Bikini and is named Mellow Yellow due to the large number of large shoals of yellow fish found in the area.