Merville Aquarium
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The Merville Aquarium dive site (often called Merville Patches) is one of the most popular spots in the north of Mauritius, located off Grand Baie. It owes its name to the incredible density and diversity of its marine life
Ideal for beginners, introductory dives, and macro photography due to its shallow depth and calm waters. Clownfish, giant moray eels, eagle rays
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
38 Sightings
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3
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1
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3
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5
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5
J
5
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2
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2
O
4
N
6
D
2
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
10 Sightings
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1
F
1
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3
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3
M
1
J
1
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0
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0
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0
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N
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0
Shutterstock-Shane Myers Photography
Green Turtle
8 Sightings
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0
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0
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1
A
3
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1
J
0
J
2
A
0
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1
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 approx.: 25
iStock/Juliosanjuan
Eagle Ray
6 Sightings
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0
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1
A
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
O
1
N
2
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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 approx.: 600
iStock/ultramarinfoto
Wrasse
4 Sightings
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1
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0
M
0
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0
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0
J
0
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0
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0
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0
O
2
N
0
D
1
Shutterstock-Andrey Armyagov
Hawksbill Turtle
2 Sightings
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1
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1
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0
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0
J
0
J
0
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0
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0
O
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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 approx.: 27
iStock-Global_Pics
Barracuda
2 Sightings
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0
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0
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2
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0
M
0
J
0
J
0
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0
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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 approx.: 28
Udo Kefrig
Clownfish
25 Sightings
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2
F
0
M
1
A
5
M
4
J
2
J
1
A
0
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2
O
2
N
4
D
2
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 12
iStock/cinoby
Lionfish
24 Sightings
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2
F
0
M
1
A
0
M
4
J
4
J
2
A
1
S
2
O
3
N
3
D
2
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 40
iStock-wrangel
Triggerfish
21 Sightings
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1
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0
M
1
A
4
M
1
J
5
J
2
A
1
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2
O
3
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