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 & Environmental Conditions
Top Wildlife Sightings
Most frequently spotted marine life based on dive logs
#1
Octopus
250
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#2
Flounder
238
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#3
Moray Eel
121
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#4
Cuttlefish
114
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#5
Common Seahorse
102
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#6
Gurnards
101
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#7
Stingrays
86
Total Sightings
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M
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#8
Scorpionfish
67
Total Sightings
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M
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#9
Grouper/Basslets
46
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#10
Damselfish
37
Total Sightings
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