On our last day here, we took the opportunity of an afternoon dive on the house reef, finding 2 Nurse Sharks under neighboring overhangs as well as a patient Turtle. The yellow dog-faced puffer was a pleasant surprise as well since he followed us during most of the dive. 2-3 Black-tip Reefsharks patrolled the reef at 15-20m depth, chasing blue fusiliers at high speeds ahead of them.

Oriental Sweetlip (Plectorhinchus vittatus)
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Slender Grouper (Anyperodon leucogrammicus)
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Blackspotted puffer (Arothron nigropunctatus)
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Blackspotted puffer (Arothron nigropunctatus)
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Blackspotted puffer (Arothron nigropunctatus)
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Hawksbill Sea Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)
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Hawksbill Sea Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)
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Blacktip Reefshark (Carcharhinus melanopterus)
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Blacktip Reefshark (Carcharhinus melanopterus)
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Tawny Nurse Shark (Nebrius ferrugineus)
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Tawny Nurse Shark (Nebrius ferrugineus)
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Tawny Nurse Shark (Nebrius ferrugineus)
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Tawny Nurse Shark (Nebrius ferrugineus)
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Hawksbill Sea Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)
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Hawksbill Sea Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)
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Hawksbill Sea Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)
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Grouper
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Dive Profile & Temperature
This concludes our trip to the Maldives this summer. Stand by for more soon!