Mgarr ix-Xini

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Mgarr Ix Xini is a shallow and easy bay in the south of Gozo. It’s perfect for training dives as well as night dives with maximum depth of 15m. There’s also a small and safe cavern perfect for those beginning their adventures with caves and caverns.

Lots of lizardfish, octopuses, flying gurnards, schools of sea breams and parrot fish, In the cave small crabs and tubeworms.

Dive Activity

Top Wildlife Sightings

Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content

Octopus

250 Sightings
J
0
F
2
M
0
A
0
M
10
J
35
J
81
A
43
S
38
O
23
N
15
D
3

Moray Eel

121 Sightings
J
0
F
5
M
3
A
0
M
0
J
14
J
29
A
18
S
21
O
20
N
11
D
0

Flounder

238 Sightings
J
1
F
1
M
2
A
10
M
16
J
31
J
71
A
29
S
29
O
33
N
10
D
5

Cuttlefish

114 Sightings
J
1
F
2
M
3
A
0
M
0
J
19
J
20
A
19
S
15
O
22
N
9
D
4

Common Seahorse

102 Sightings
J
1
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
11
J
22
A
29
S
19
O
13
N
5
D
2

Gurnards

101 Sightings
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0
F
2
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
39
A
15
S
13
O
23
N
6
D
3

Stingrays

86 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
10
J
43
A
13
S
20
O
0
N
0
D
0

Scorpionfish

67 Sightings
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0
F
2
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
28
A
0
S
15
O
14
N
8
D
0

Grouper/Basslets

46 Sightings
J
1
F
1
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
29
A
0
S
0
O
10
N
5
D
0

Damselfish

37 Sightings
J
0
F
1
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
21
A
0
S
15
O
0
N
0
D
0