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Anemona City
Mahonda, Unguja South, Tanzania
EntryBoat
Max depth17 m
LevelEstimated: Beginner-friendly
Water bodyIndian Ocean
Water temp26–29°C
Estimated from climate dataMay–Mar
About this site
Anemona City is a dive site near Mahonda, Unguja South, Tanzania, in the Indian Ocean. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 17 m. Commonly reported marine life includes nudibranchs, dolphins, soft corals, moray eels, sea turtles. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 26 to 29 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Rock-boring UrchinEchinometra mathaei
Ring CowrieMonetaria annulus
Indian Ocean Bottlenose DolphinTursiops aduncus
Azure Sea StarLinckia laevigata
Brown SandfishBohadschia vitiensis
Collector UrchinTripneustes gratilla
Green TurtleChelonia mydas
PinkfishHolothuria edulis
Nearby sites
- 1Abbas reef0.9 km
- 2Pungume Patches8.1 km
- 3One Palm9.7 km
- 4Bedford Bank10 km
- 5Moore Bank11 km
- 6Napoleon Wall17 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org