Shark Pit, Mauritius
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Shark Pit is one of the most famous dive sites in Mauritius, located at the foot of Pigeon Rock, near Flat Island in the north. This site is a natural amphitheater formed by an ancient cave
You can observe grey reef sharks, blacktip reef sharks, and sometimes bull or silvertip sharks. Tuna and barracuda are also frequently seen.
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.: 27
iStock-Global_Pics
14 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 200
Alamy-WaterFrame
Moray Eel
5 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 25
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Eagle Ray
3 Sightings
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Shutterstock-Shane Myers Photography
Green Turtle
3 Sightings
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Alamy/National Geographic Image Collection
Oceanic Whitetip Shark
2 Sightings
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iStock-crisod
Reef Manta Ray
1 Sightings
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Shutterstock-Andrey Armyagov
Hawksbill Turtle
1 Sightings
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AdobeStock-Marc Henauer
Grey Reef Shark
11 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 90
Shutterstock-Rich Carey
Angelfish
7 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 40
iStock-wrangel
Triggerfish
7 Sightings
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