Scuba Season

Hikkaduwa Coral Sanctuary · Hikkaduwa

Every animal recorded here

9 species, most likely first·

Green turtle

Green turtleLeast Concern

Almost always

Nearly every dive

Moorish idol

Moorish idolLeast Concern

Almost always

Nearly every dive

Hawksbill turtle

Hawksbill turtleCritically Endangered

Almost always

Nearly every dive

Giant moray

Giant morayLeast Concern

Almost always

Nearly every dive

Powder-blue surgeonfish

Powder-blue surgeonfishLeast Concern

Almost always

Nearly every dive

Bluestripe snapper

Bluestripe snapperLeast Concern

Almost always

Nearly every dive

Blacktip reef shark

Blacktip reef sharkVulnerable

Sometimes

About 1 in 3 dives

Butterflyfish

Butterflyfish

Expected

Known here, not yet in recent logs

Parrotfish

ParrotfishLeast Concern

Expected

Known here, not yet in recent logs

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