rami
Advanced Open Water
Lankan Reef · KaafuAverage
highlight59 min
+2Verified by Moodhu Bulhaa Dive Centre
FishLeast Concern
Humpnose big-eye bream
Monotaxis grandoculis (Forsskal, 1775)
Sightings logged
1
Dive sites
1
Peak season
Jul
About the Humpnose big-eye bream
A humpnose big-eye bream (Monotaxis grandoculis), known locally as Dhongu, is a member of the family Lethrinidae (order Perciformes). It reaches common to 40 cm; max. 60 cm. It is found across the Maldives and Indo-West Pacific.
Best time to see in the Maldives
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Humpnose big-eye breamPeak: Jul
💡 Sighting data is crowd-sourced from diver logs. Patterns sharpen as more dives are logged.
Dive sites with Humpnose big-eye bream sightings
Recent sightings
Log a sighting3 Jul 2026
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