Diving in Mozambique/Paindane Coral Garden

The dive site Paindane Coral Garden is an inshore rocky reef with coral in the Paindane area near Inhambane in Southern Mozambique.

Understand

Position

• S24°05.934' E035°30.323'
• About a km north east of Cabo das Correntes

Reef coral at the coral garden

Name

The name "Paindane Coral Garden" refers to the large variety of reef and soft corals, and to the locality Paindane.

Depth

The site is fairly shallow

Visibility

Visibility can exceed 15m

Topography

Exposed rocks with lagoon inshore, Large rocks and outcrops with caves, swimthroughs and overhangs to seaward.

Get in

Boat access from Guinjata Bay. The site is about 4.2km from Guinjata Bay beach launch site.

See

Giant Clam

Tiger cowrie

Encrusting sponges

encrusting sponges

Marine life

Variety of fish and invertebrates: Bluebanded surgeon, Dusky sweepers, Blotcheye soldiers, Powder blue surgeon, Limespot butterfly fish, Chocolate dip, Bluestreak cleaner wrasse, Spotted hawkfish, Moorish idol, Bluefin Kingfish, Dusky rubberlips, Whitebarred rubberlip, Barracuda. Mottled pink and grey encrusting sponge, Orange encrusting sponge, Tiger cowrie, Daisy soft coral, Finger lobed soft coral, Green and purple "curly lettuce" algae, Mottled orange/white fan sponge, Yellow banded hermit crab, Whelk , Brown feather stars, Small white and yellow sea fans, Nudibranchs, Sandy translucent colonial squirts, Red armpit star, Giant anemone, Tridacna clam, Daisy soft coral, lots of hard corals, soft corals, Spanish dancers, shrimps.

Routes

No specific route recommended.

Stay safe

Hazards

No site specific hazards known

Skills

No special skills required

Equipment

No special equipment required.

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