Banco Rosario

Banco Rosario, dived and discovered for the first time by an Italian named Rosario, has left its name as a legacy. Not far from here, the Cousteau crew moored their boat many years ago.

Marine life at this site

Positioned on a rocky rise near the large entrance to the Nosy Be plateau on the Mozambique Channel, rich in life and gorgonians. Possibility of seeing whale sharks.

Based on open species observationswithin ~25 km — likely to see, not necessarily confirmed at the site itself.

Blue Linckia

Linckia laevigata5 obs.

Graeffe's Sea Cucumber

Pearsonothuria graeffei3 obs.

Granulated Sea Star

Choriaster granulatus3 obs.

Wave Wart Slug

Phyllidia undula3 obs.

Blue Dragon

Pteraeolidia semperi3 obs.

Banded Coral Shrimp

Stenopus hispidus3 obs.

ウチワミドリガイ

Elysia pusilla3 obs.

ウスイマツカサウミウシ

Doto ussi2 obs.

Domino Nudibranch

Phyllidiella zeylanica2 obs.

Geometric Goniobranchus

Goniobranchus geometricus2 obs.

Imperial Lance Urchin

Phyllacanthus imperialis2 obs.

Snegl (hav-/nøgensnegl)

Phyllodesmium magnum2 obs.

Varicose Wart Slug

Phyllidia varicosa1 obs.

Grand Pleurobranch

Pleurobranchus grandis1 obs.

Flower Urchin

Toxopneustes pileolus1 obs.

Painted Hypselodoris

Hypselodoris infucata1 obs.

Geography Cone

Conus geographus1 obs.

Spiny Cushion Star

Culcita schmideliana1 obs.

Black Longspine Urchin

Diadema setosum1 obs.

Reticulated Sea Biscuit

Clypeaster reticulatus1 obs.

Snegl (hav-/nøgensnegl)

Phyllidia alyta1 obs.

Snegl (hav-/nøgensnegl)

Samla bilas1 obs.

Krebsdyr

Periclimenes soror1 obs.

Spinner dolphin

Stenella longirostris1 obs.