Vilamendhoo Thila
★★★★☆
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Just off the end of the main island reef, this thila sits on the edge of the atoll just in the channel. As such, it gets good pelagics when the current runs like whitetip reef sharks, and occasional manta and hammerheads. Come up on the deep side to check out the frequent eagle rays found cruising this dive site.
The ledges on the seaward side have hard corals and plenty of reef life. You might see napoleon wrasse, sea turtles, or pompano 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: 25
iStock/Juliosanjuan
206 Sightings
J
21
F
8
M
6
A
25
M
12
J
1
J
10
A
19
S
15
O
26
N
40
D
23
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 200
Alamy-WaterFrame
Moray Eel
194 Sightings
J
11
F
0
M
0
A
22
M
25
J
3
J
23
A
21
S
14
O
26
N
32
D
17
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 600
iStock/ultramarinfoto
Wrasse
60 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
6
M
10
J
2
J
9
A
13
S
8
O
12
N
0
D
0
iStock-crisod
Reef Manta Ray
42 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
2
J
0
A
0
S
9
O
16
N
15
D
0
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 27
iStock-Global_Pics
Barracuda
18 Sightings
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0
F
0
M
0
A
7
M
0
J
0
J
5
A
6
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0
iStock-June Jacobsen
Whitetip Reef Shark
286 Sightings
J
21
F
6
M
10
A
31
M
24
J
2
J
21
A
25
S
22
O
33
N
60
D
31
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 28
Udo Kefrig
Clownfish
175 Sightings
J
11
F
3
M
4
A
16
M
20
J
2
J
14
A
16
S
14
O
29
N
34
D
12
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 100
iStock-burnsboxco
Parrotfish
137 Sightings
J
8
F
0
M
4
A
11
M
11
J
1
J
19
A
14
S
15
O
23
N
23
D
8
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 130
Shutterstock_Krzysztof Odziomek
Butterfly Fish
128 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
5
A
8
M
15
J
0
J
17
A
15
S
12
O
20
N
28
D
8
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 85
iStock-mirecca
Surgeonfish
113 Sightings
J
7
F
0
M
0
A
12
M
12
J
1
J
12
A
15
S
14
O
17
N
23
D
0
