Mafia Island (tiburón ballena)
An island less known than Zanzibar but with better reefs and reliable whale shark aggregations.
Depth
5–25 m
Recommended level
Open Water
Average visibility
15 m
Water temperature
27 °C
Current
Weak to moderate
Access
Boat
Best time
October-March
Recommended certification
Open Water
Approx. price
55 USD / dive
Location
See on the interactive map56 species documented in Mafia Island (tiburón ballena)
EndangeredTiburón ballena
Rhincodon typus
Least ConcernBarracuda
Sphyraena barracuda
VulnerableDelfín jorobado del Indo-Pacífico
Sousa chinensis
VulnerableDugongo
Dugong dugon
VulnerableManta de arrecife
Mobula alfredi
EndangeredNapoleón
Cheilinus undulatus
Critically EndangeredTortuga carey
Eretmochelys imbricata
EndangeredTortuga verde
Chelonia mydas
Critically EndangeredAlmeja gigante
Tridacna gigas
Anguila jardinera moteada
Heteroconger hassi
Anguila serpiente de bandas
Myrichthys colubrinus
Anémona alfombra gigante
Stichodactyla gigantea
Ecosystem
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