Mahavelona Plateau

Located about 20 minutes by boat from the lodge, this is an easy-to-navigate site with currents and outstanding visibility. The plateau offers the possibility of diving for a minimum of 50 minutes.

Critters at this site

It’s a site with a rich coral formation and a highly diversified fauna of shoals of fish, not forgetting mantis shrimps, stingrays,...

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

Blue Linckia

Linckia laevigata5 obs.

Wave Wart Slug

Phyllidia undula3 obs.

Blue Dragon

Pteraeolidia semperi3 obs.

ウチワミドリガイ

Elysia pusilla3 obs.

Graeffe's Sea Cucumber

Pearsonothuria graeffei3 obs.

Banded Coral Shrimp

Stenopus hispidus3 obs.

Granulated Sea Star

Choriaster granulatus3 obs.

Fluted Giant Clam

Tridacna squamosa2 obs.

Domino Nudibranch

Phyllidiella zeylanica2 obs.

Geometric Goniobranchus

Goniobranchus geometricus2 obs.

Snegl (hav-/nøgensnegl)

Phyllodesmium magnum2 obs.

ウスイマツカサウミウシ

Doto ussi2 obs.

Collector Urchin

Tripneustes gratilla2 obs.

Imperial Lance Urchin

Phyllacanthus imperialis2 obs.

Flower Urchin

Toxopneustes pileolus1 obs.

Grand Pleurobranch

Pleurobranchus grandis1 obs.

Hawksbill Sea Turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata1 obs.

Black Longspine Urchin

Diadema setosum1 obs.

Reticulated Sea Biscuit

Clypeaster reticulatus1 obs.

Geography Cone

Conus geographus1 obs.

Snegl (hav-/nøgensnegl)

Phyllidia alyta1 obs.

Krebsdyr

Periclimenes soror1 obs.

Painted Hypselodoris

Hypselodoris infucata1 obs.

Forsskål's Pleurobranch

Pleurobranchus forskalii1 obs.