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Moontail bullseyes feel at home in small groups during the day . At dusk , they come together in large flocks
What many divers certainly like is that most of the dive sites can be reached within a short time . The boat moors at the Lion Reef buoy barely five minutes after setting off . There are no lions , of course , but there are plenty of lionfish . At this dive site , the animals with the wing-like fins call the shots . Anyone who knows how much food a single one of them devours per day immediately realises that this reef is also teeming with prey fish .
No need to tell that there are other things to see . If you look closely , you might spot one of the colourful peacock mantis shrimps . And whatever you do you can ‘ t miss the shoals of blue-striped snappers – as is the case at many dive sites off Pereybére .
The boat ride to Poison Reef and Tropical Garden dive sites does not take much longer than to Lion Reef . The former is home to a lot of moray eel species , lionfish and triggerfish , snake eels , various rays and turtles as well as countless reef fish . Some stonefish reach a remarkable size – specimens here grow to around 40 centimetres . Of course , there are also many other sea creatures of the western Indian Ocean . Two of them even bear the name of the island : the Mauritius anemonefish actually only lives here ( and possibly around the island of
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