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 approx.: 200
Alamy-WaterFrame
72 Sightings
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7
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5
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2
A
10
M
5
J
3
J
0
A
3
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1
O
8
N
8
D
20
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 300
Alamy/Reinhard Dirscherl
Octopus
41 Sightings
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0
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0
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3
A
6
M
3
J
5
J
0
A
0
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0
O
5
N
2
D
17
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 600
iStock/ultramarinfoto
Wrasse
29 Sightings
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0
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4
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2
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3
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5
J
5
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0
A
3
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1
O
0
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2
D
4
iStock-ShaneGross
Loggerhead Turtle
21 Sightings
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2
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0
M
5
A
2
M
0
J
0
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0
A
2
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0
O
3
N
2
D
5
Shutterstock-Shane Myers Photography
Green Turtle
13 Sightings
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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
J
3
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0
A
2
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0
O
4
N
2
D
0
Alamy-National Geographic Creative
Leatherback Turtle
6 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
J
0
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0
A
0
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2
O
0
N
2
D
0
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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0
J
0
J
0
A
0
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1
O
0
N
0
D
3
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 90
Shutterstock-Rich Carey
Angelfish
73 Sightings
J
5
F
6
M
5
A
8
M
12
J
7
J
2
A
4
S
1
O
4
N
6
D
13
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 100
iStock-burnsboxco
Parrotfish
69 Sightings
J
4
F
6
M
4
A
8
M
8
J
8
J
2
A
5
S
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 approx.: 28
Udo Kefrig
Clownfish
67 Sightings
J
2
F
5
M
4
A
7
M
13
J
5
J
0
A
5
S
1
O
5
N
5
D
15
