Kandooma Thila

★★★★★ (6,239)

This “Thila” is in the middle of the kandooma kandu. From 2000 to 2009 this dive site was ranked world 10th place of shark diving. The top of the reef is full of hard corals. The sides of the “Thila” are covered with soft corals. The currents are strong here and highly recommend for Advanced and Nitrox divers.

The many species to discover and encounter which include big schools of eagle rays, white tip sharks, barracudas green turtles and grey reef sharks, Tiger shark as a guest appearance

Dive Activity

Potential Wildlife Sightings

Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content

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Total number of species: 25

Eagle Ray

1.4k Sightings
J
138
F
65
M
114
A
130
M
92
J
40
J
59
A
120
S
114
O
157
N
202
D
148

Green Turtle

777 Sightings
J
79
F
65
M
96
A
75
M
57
J
21
J
33
A
67
S
50
O
58
N
98
D
78

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Total number of species: 200

Moray Eel

546 Sightings
J
51
F
32
M
56
A
74
M
53
J
18
J
28
A
36
S
45
O
39
N
63
D
51

Hawksbill Turtle

344 Sightings
J
55
F
22
M
36
A
26
M
20
J
13
J
18
A
27
S
25
O
22
N
38
D
42

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Total number of species: 600

Wrasse

213 Sightings
J
35
F
0
M
21
A
18
M
26
J
13
J
0
A
16
S
18
O
19
N
25
D
22

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Total number of species: 27

Barracuda

117 Sightings
J
15
F
0
M
0
A
16
M
11
J
0
J
0
A
15
S
13
O
11
N
22
D
14

Whitetip Reef Shark

1.2k Sightings
J
117
F
64
M
120
A
94
M
82
J
32
J
46
A
108
S
99
O
120
N
154
D
120

Grey Reef Shark

890 Sightings
J
79
F
52
M
81
A
90
M
52
J
22
J
35
A
81
S
64
O
109
N
116
D
109

Blacktip Reef Shark

592 Sightings
J
53
F
34
M
49
A
56
M
27
J
9
J
23
A
52
S
53
O
72
N
96
D
68

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Total number of species: 100

Parrotfish

418 Sightings
J
47
F
21
M
49
A
45
M
42
J
13
J
23
A
34
S
33
O
27
N
50
D
34

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Total number of species: 28

Clownfish

368 Sightings
J
44
F
25
M
36
A
43
M
28
J
13
J
21
A
34
S
37
O
18
N
40
D
29

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Total number of species: 15

Tuna

363 Sightings
J
43
F
15
M
23
A
24
M
26
J
11
J
18
A
41
S
36
O
32
N
54
D
40

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Total number of species: 90

Angelfish

343 Sightings
J
44
F
14
M
34
A
36
M
37
J
16
J
25
A
21
S
33
O
24
N
32
D
27

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Total number of species: 85

Surgeonfish

332 Sightings
J
42
F
14
M
30
A
36
M
26
J
8
J
23
A
36
S
31
O
25
N
34
D
27

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Total number of species: 40

Triggerfish

308 Sightings
J
38
F
14
M
29
A
35
M
22
J
8
J
20
A
27
S
27
O
18
N
38
D
32

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Total number of species: 130

Butterfly Fish

292 Sightings
J
44
F
13
M
29
A
32
M
33
J
12
J
17
A
23
S
25
O
19
N
28
D
17

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Total number of species: 8

Bannerfish

283 Sightings
J
35
F
13
M
27
A
26
M
32
J
10
J
20
A
22
S
28
O
19
N
32
D
19

Silvertip Shark

280 Sightings
J
25
F
10
M
20
A
17
M
24
J
9
J
24
A
20
S
38
O
28
N
40
D
25

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Total number of species: 150

Sweetlips and Grunts

261 Sightings
J
31
F
11
M
21
A
32
M
31
J
9
J
11
A
21
S
18
O
20
N
30
D
26

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Total number of species: 80

Stingrays

215 Sightings
J
26
F
16
M
21
A
21
M
14
J
0
J
15
A
16
S
18
O
14
N
30
D
24

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Total number of species: 250

Grouper/Basslets

177 Sightings
J
15
F
0
M
13
A
20
M
16
J
7
J
11
A
25
S
13
O
16
N
22
D
19

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Total number of species: 130

Pufferfish

174 Sightings
J
20
F
11
M
21
A
12
M
17
J
0
J
0
A
19
S
23
O
12
N
21
D
18

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Total number of species: 40

Jackfish

132 Sightings
J
14
F
0
M
11
A
13
M
15
J
7
J
0
A
12
S
12
O
12
N
18
D
18

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Total number of species: 12

Lionfish

130 Sightings
J
17
F
0
M
19
A
15
M
12
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
15
O
14
N
24
D
14

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Total number of species: 60

Soldierfish

113 Sightings
J
12
F
0
M
10
A
12
M
16
J
0
J
0
A
13
S
10
O
10
N
20
D
10

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Total number of species: 110

Snapper

96 Sightings
J
15
F
0
M
17
A
13
M
14
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
16
O
11
N
10
D
0

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Total number of species: 350

Damselfish

90 Sightings
J
26
F
0
M
11
A
0
M
14
J
0
J
0
A
15
S
12
O
12
N
0
D
0

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