Guide to diving Ari Atoll in Maldives
Discover dive sites, liveaboards, and top sea creatures linked to Ari Atoll in Maldives.
The liveaboard shown opposite is the highest customer rated Maldives liveaboard diving Ari Atoll. You can easily book the Adora Liveaboard, scoring 8.7/10, using this link.
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Sea creatures found in Ari Atoll
Here are the main sea creatures found across dive sites in Ari Atoll, grouped by type so you can quickly see what marine life you may encounter.
| Creature type | Sea creatures |
|---|---|
| Cephalopod | Octopus |
| Coral | Hard coral , Purple gorgonian fans , Soft corals |
| Crustacians | Shrimp |
| Eels | Moray eels |
| Jack Mackerel Family | Jacks (Jackfish) |
| Other sea creatures | Grey reef sharks , Trevally |
| Pelagic fish | Dogtooth tuna , Yellowfin tuna |
| Platyhelminthes | Flatworms |
| Rays | Manta rays (Mantas) , Mobula Rays , Spotted eagle rays |
| Reef fish | Angelfish , Barracuda , Bluefin trevallies , Bluestreak cleaning wrasse , Butterflyfish , Damselfish , Dottybacks , Fairy Basslet , Giant trevallies , Groupers , Halimeda ghost pipefish , Midnight snappers , Napoleón wrasse (Humphead Wrasses) , Oriental sweetlips , Rainbow runners , Reef fish , Snappers , Starry Rabbitfish , Sweetlips , Unicornfish |
| Sea slug or Gastropoda | Nudibranchs |
| Sea turtles | Green turtles , Hawksbill turtle |
| Sharks | Scalloped hammerhead sharks , Whale sharks , Whitetip reef sharks |
| Sponges and cnidarian | Sea sponges |
Dive sites in Ari Atoll
The following dive sites are found in Ari Atoll. Each site below shows the liveaboards that dive there.
| Dive site | Liveaboards that dive this site |
|---|---|
| Panettone | Adora Liveaboard |
| Moofushi Manta Point | Adora Liveaboard |
Liveaboards, dive sites, and top sea creatures in Ari Atoll
Adora Liveaboard
Panettone top sea creatures:
Manta rays (Mantas), Grey reef sharks, Whitetip reef sharks, Scalloped hammerhead sharks, Yellowfin tuna, Dogtooth tuna, Spotted eagle rays, Barracuda, Trevally, Bluefin trevallies, Giant trevallies, Jacks (Jackfish), Reef fish, Unicornfish, Rainbow runners, Midnight snappers, Starry Rabbitfish, Butterflyfish, Angelfish, Napoleón wrasse (Humphead Wrasses), Damselfish, Dottybacks, Fairy Basslet, Hawksbill turtle, Moray eels, Shrimp, Soft corals, Hard coral, Purple gorgonian fans, Sea sponges
Moofushi Manta Point top sea creatures:
Manta rays (Mantas), Whale sharks, Grey reef sharks, Whitetip reef sharks, Spotted eagle rays, Mobula Rays, Napoleón wrasse (Humphead Wrasses), Green turtles, Hawksbill turtle, Groupers, Reef fish, Snappers, Jacks (Jackfish), Trevally, Oriental sweetlips, Sweetlips, Octopus, Nudibranchs, Flatworms, Halimeda ghost pipefish, Bluestreak cleaning wrasse
Top liveaboards diving Ari Atoll
The following liveaboards are the highest ranked dive boats by SDE Liveaboard Rating, to help you compare the best options for diving Ari Atoll.
How SDE Liveaboard Rating works for the Adora Liveaboard: 70%
The SDE Liveaboard Rating is Scuba Diving Earth’s own scoring system for comparing dive liveaboards at a glance. It adds together six individual category scores, each scored out of 10, covering the boat, cabins, diving, food, drinks, and non-diver companion features.
For the Adora Liveaboard, those category scores combine into an overall SDE Liveaboard Rating of 70%. This helps you compare the overall onboard experience more quickly across the liveaboards shown below.