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 Scuba Diving at Matemo Island
All Dives include all equipment (Scuba Pro)
All Boats equipped with DAN O2 Packs
All Guides PADI Instructors
The reefs surrounding Matemo Island are plentiful, offering a spectacular array of fish and coral.
Fish found at the Reefs around Matemo Island
1. Napoleon Wrasse Reef
Fish species found include the following : Moorish idols Epaulette surgeonfish Red fire goby Bullethead parrotfish Goldbar wrasse Humbug damsel Bicolor puller/chocolate dip Copper sweeper Threadfin butterflyfish Saddleback butterflyfish Madagascar butterflyfish Royal angelfish Emperor angelfish Shaded batfish Yellowback fusilier Manylined fusilier Coral grouper Lionfish Napoleon wrasse
Most of the reef runs along the edge of a drop-off from 26m to 40m. There are many schools of fish, and fan corals can be found from about 35m and deeper.
2. Marlique Reef
Fish species found include the following : Pink anenomefish Valentin's toby Circle-spine surgeonfish Emperor Angelfish Twobar anenomefish Longnose butterflyfish Madagascar butterflyfish Royal angelfish Roundspot goatfish Bluespotted stingray
Common bigeye Juvenile blacksaddle grouper Honeycomb moray eel Green moray eel Striped triggerfish Blue-yellow damsel Magpie sweetlips Two-tone dottyback Indian flame fairy basslet
Two small reefs divided by about 20m of sand. Swimming from the first reef of about 27m to the second (24m), massive sea cucumbers and starfish can be found.
3. Unicorn's reef
Fish species found include the following : Kingfish Blue dwarf-angelfish Schooling bannerfish Unicornfish Titan triggerfish Solander's toby Varicose wart slug Emperor angelfish Mimic filefish Redfang triggerfish Halfmoon rockcod Bullethead parrotfish Black and white snapper Green Jobfish Neon fusilier
A long reef of about 200m in length and 14m wide. Rich in various types of coral and fish. The whole reef runs along the edge of the drop-off found on the north-eastern side of Matemo.
4. Rolas
Fish species found include the following : Wedge-tail triggerfish Barred moray Round spot goatfish Boxfish Cleaner wrasse Jewel fairy basslet Glassfish Horseshoe surgeonfish Purple fire goby Three-spot dascyllus Butterflyfish Lizzardfish Crowned toby
A shallow water dive on the south-eastern side of Rolas. The depth ranges from 3m to 7m, and consists of mainly juvenile fish species.Many scattered rocks and sand patches are found here along with clams, sea urchins and various species of corals.
Please take note that both our diving and fishing are still under exploration. Henceforth no guarantees can be made as to the type of fish that can be caught and what seasons are best suited for diving and fishing season.
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