Lh. Vavvaru is an uninhabited island located to the south of Naifaru. The reef surrounding this island is lush with marine life. Some creatures worth mentioning include soft corals, the rarely seen yellow mouthed moray eel, different types of eels, and schools of Immaculate Soldierfish (dhanbodu) fish. Turtles, Reef Manta Rays (en’madi), spotted eagle ray (vaifiya madi) and yellowfin tuna (kanneli) are commonly seen in this reef. Some features which make this reef alluring are its caves, its overhang reef structure, and the purple corals. The Dhandifalhu Finolhu sandbank, in the lagoon (falhu) to the south of Vahvaru, is home to multiple kinds of seabirds. Is also considered as a ‘nursery’ for a lot of types of fish. Between Vahvaru and Dhandifalhu Finolhu, there is an atoll entrance (kan’duolhi) named ‘Dhandifalhu Kanduolhi, which is environmentally rich with unique types of sea creatures and corals. The marine life in this area includes numerous kinds of rays, sharks, turtles, grouper fish and barracudas (farutholhi). Gorgonian fans have been recorded at unusually high numbers in this area.