Mellow Yellow, Sodwana Bay
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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.
Durban Dancing Shrimp, Cardinal Fish, Nudibranchs and Large Rays, Blue Banded, Yellow, Blue Lined and Bengal Snappers, Flame Goat fish and White King Fish.
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
69 Sightings
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5
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3
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3
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1
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8
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8
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20
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 300
Alamy/Reinhard Dirscherl
Octopus
39 Sightings
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3
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5
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2
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5
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5
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2
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17
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
29 Sightings
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4
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2
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3
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5
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5
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3
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1
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2
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4
iStock-ShaneGross
Loggerhead Turtle
20 Sightings
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2
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4
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2
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0
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0
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2
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3
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2
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5
Shutterstock-Shane Myers Photography
Green Turtle
11 Sightings
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3
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2
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4
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2
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0
Alamy-National Geographic Creative
Leatherback Turtle
6 Sightings
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2
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2
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2
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iStock/Divepic
Giant Oceanic Manta Ray
4 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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1
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0
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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: 90
Shutterstock-Rich Carey
Angelfish
70 Sightings
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5
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6
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5
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5
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12
J
7
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2
A
4
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1
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4
N
6
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13
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
67 Sightings
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4
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6
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4
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6
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8
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8
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2
A
5
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1
O
4
N
4
D
15
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
66 Sightings
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2
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5
M
4
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6
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13
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5
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5
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1
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5
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5
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