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Overview
Granite boulder pinnacle north of Mahé covered in soft corals and resident schooling fish. Whitetip reef sharks rest in the cracks; eagle rays patrol the deeper sides. Granite topography gives it a different feel from typical Indian Ocean coral dives.
What you'll see
4 species curated- year-roundWhitetip reef shark
- seasonalEagle ray
- year-roundHawksbill turtle
- year-roundSchooling yellow snapper
Sightings evidence
1 record on file- high confidenceWhitetip reef shark
- Last confirmed
- May 2026
- Recent records
- 130 within 10 km
Sources & methodology
How we summarise this
We aggregate confirmed occurrence records from GBIF and OBIS within a fixed radius of each dive site. Occurrence records confirm presence and reveal seasonality clustering, but they DO NOT measure per-dive probability — there is no eligible-effort denominator. We deliberately do not publish a numeric '% chance of sighting' from this data.
Sources
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility — GBIF Secretariat
- Ocean Biodiversity Information System — IOC-UNESCO
- iNaturalist — California Academy of Sciences & National Geographic Society
- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species — International Union for Conservation of Nature
- Wildbook (Sharkbook, Whale Shark, Manta Matcher) — Wild Me
- OBIS-SEAMAP — Duke University Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab / OBIS
- WoRMS — World Register of Marine Species — Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ)
- FishBase — FishBase Consortium
- Atlas of Living Australia — CSIRO / GBIF Australia
- REEF Volunteer Fish Survey — Reef Environmental Education Foundation
Conditions
| Month | Water | Visibility | Current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28–30 °C | 15–25 m | moderate |
| Feb | 28–30 °C | 15–25 m | moderate |
| Mar | 28–30 °C | 20–30 m | mild |
| Apr | 28–30 °C | 25–35 m | mild |
| May | 27–29 °C | 25–35 m | mild |
| Jun | 26–28 °C | 15–25 m | moderate |
| Jul | 25–27 °C | 10–20 m | moderate |
| Aug | 25–27 °C | 10–20 m | moderate |
| Sep | 26–28 °C | 15–25 m | moderate |
| Oct | 27–29 °C | 20–30 m | mild |
| Nov | 28–30 °C | 25–35 m | mild |
| Dec | 28–30 °C | 20–30 m | moderate |
Season calendar
Peak season highlighted · current month outlined
Gear for this site
Beyond the basic kit- SMB — Open-water exits common; current pushes around the pinnacle.
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