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Merkanti Reef (Divewise House Reef)
San Ġiljan, Gozo, Malta
Water bodyMediterranean Sea
Water temp16–27°C
Estimated from climate dataJun–Oct
About this site
Merkanti Reef (Divewise House Reef) is a reef dive site near San Ġiljan, St. Julian's, Malta, in the Mediterranean Sea. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes octopus, moray eels, cuttlefish, groupers, jacks. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 16 to 27 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
ParrotfishSparisoma cretense
Ornate WrasseThalassoma pavo
Painted ComberSerranus scriba
DamselfishChromis chromis
Mauve StingerPelagia noctiluca
Spray CrabPercnon gibbesi
White SeabreamDiplodus sargus
Common Two-banded SeabreamDiplodus vulgaris
Nearby sites
- 1Beaufighter0.4 km
- 2Tug 20.5 km
- 3St. George's Bay0.8 km
- 4Għar Ħarq Ħamiem1.0 km
- 5Balluta Bay/Reef1.2 km
- 6Fortizza Reef1.5 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org