Mwana Wa Mwana
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Mwana Wa Mwana is a favorite local dive site. Depth ranges from 2m to 15m. The name of this site means baby of the baby in Swahili. Mwana wa Mwana is a small island north of Tumbatu; in low tide, the two islands are connected by a sandbank.
Seahorses, silverfish, cuttlefish, scorpion fish, lionfish, nudibranchs, moray eels, octopus, leaf fish can be spotted here.
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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0
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10
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2
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0
J
4
J
6
A
4
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13
O
13
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7
D
6
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
33 Sightings
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4
F
6
M
8
A
0
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0
J
0
J
0
A
0
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6
O
6
N
3
D
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
102 Sightings
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9
F
8
M
13
A
2
M
0
J
2
J
5
A
9
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14
O
26
N
9
D
5
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
89 Sightings
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10
F
7
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10
A
3
M
0
J
4
J
4
A
7
S
10
O
20
N
8
D
6
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 130
Shutterstock_Krzysztof Odziomek
Butterfly Fish
76 Sightings
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7
F
6
M
13
A
3
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0
J
2
J
4
A
7
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6
O
19
N
9
D
0
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
63 Sightings
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7
F
5
M
7
A
0
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2
J
0
J
6
A
6
S
7
O
16
N
7
D
0
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 130
AdobeStock-JirinaVFR
Pufferfish
47 Sightings
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4
F
0
M
5
A
2
M
0
J
0
J
6
A
5
S
7
O
14
N
4
D
0
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 3
Shutterstock_Leo Lorenzo
Trumpetfish
45 Sightings
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0
F
0
M
5
A
2
M
1
J
3
J
0
A
8
S
4
O
13
N
5
D
4
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 8
Alamy-Reinhard Dirscherl
Bannerfish
41 Sightings
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0
F
5
M
4
A
2
M
0
J
2
J
4
A
0
S
8
O
11
N
5
D
0
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 250
Shutterstock-Henry_and_Laura_Whittaker
Grouper/Basslets
35 Sightings
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5
F
5
M
3
A
2
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
4
O
12
N
4
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0
