Vilamendhoo Thila
★★★★☆
(1,285)
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 approx.: 25
iStock/Juliosanjuan
229 Sightings
J
21
F
8
M
13
A
32
M
20
J
1
J
10
A
19
S
15
O
26
N
41
D
23
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
Moray Eel
205 Sightings
J
11
F
2
M
0
A
28
M
27
J
3
J
23
A
21
S
14
O
26
N
33
D
17
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 600
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Wrasse
62 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
7
M
11
J
2
J
9
A
13
S
8
O
12
N
0
D
0
iStock-crisod
Reef Manta Ray
43 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
2
J
0
A
0
S
9
O
17
N
15
D
0
Shutterstock-Shane Myers Photography
Green Turtle
28 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
16
M
0
J
1
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
11
D
0
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
Barracuda
20 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
9
M
0
J
0
J
5
A
6
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0
Shutterstock-Andrey Armyagov
Hawksbill Turtle
18 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
5
A
9
M
0
J
1
J
3
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0
iStock-June Jacobsen
Whitetip Reef Shark
312 Sightings
J
21
F
8
M
18
A
36
M
30
J
3
J
21
A
25
S
22
O
34
N
63
D
31
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
189 Sightings
J
11
F
4
M
7
A
22
M
22
J
2
J
14
A
16
S
14
O
30
N
35
D
12
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 100
iStock-burnsboxco
Parrotfish
152 Sightings
J
8
F
2
M
6
A
17
M
14
J
1
J
19
A
14
S
15
O
24
N
24
D
8
