Mawan Komodo

Mawan is a small island with white sand beaches and turquoise waters in central Komodo National Park. It holds many surprises for divers, offering huge inhabitants as well as a great macro marine life. Mawan is also a cleaning station for mantas. Divers and snorkelers alike can enjoy seeing them.

Marine life at this site

Reef mantas, white tip reef sharks, bamboo sharks, cuttlefish, turtles, unicorn fish, scorpion fish, nudibranchs, orang-utan crab, frog fish, and mantis boxing shrimp.

Based on open species observationswithin ~5 km — likely to see, not necessarily confirmed at the site itself.

Boring Giant Clam

Tridacna crocea26 obs.

Snegl (hav-/nøgensnegl)

Thyca crystallina21 obs.

Small Giant Clam

Tridacna maxima12 obs.

Blue Linckia

Linckia laevigata9 obs.

Reef Manta Ray

Mobula alfredi5 obs.

Snegl (hav-/nøgensnegl)

Nembrotha3 obs.

Batangas Halgerda

Halgerda batangas2 obs.

Chamberlain's Nembrotha

Nembrotha chamberlaini2 obs.

Caramel Nudibranch

Glossodoris rufomarginata1 obs.

Indian Caloria

Caloria indica1 obs.

Blacktip Reef Shark

Carcharhinus melanopterus1 obs.

Common Egg Cowry

Ovula ovum1 obs.

Blue Dragon

Pteraeolidia semperi1 obs.

Svamp

Stylissa massa1 obs.

Banded Sea Urchin

Echinothrix calamaris1 obs.

Snegl (hav-/nøgensnegl)

Taringa halgerda1 obs.

Orangutan Crab

Achaeus japonicus1 obs.

メレンゲウミウシ

Ardeadoris egretta1 obs.

Slender Roboastra

Roboastra gracilis1 obs.

Miller's Nembrotha

Nembrotha milleri1 obs.

Snegl (hav-/nøgensnegl)

Mitra mitra1 obs.

Snegl (hav-/nøgensnegl)

Samla riwo1 obs.

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Hawksbill Sea Turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata7 obs.

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Krebsdyr

Haptosquilla hamifera2 obs.