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Updated Mar 4, 2026 • 1 source

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Wildlife In Australia

Browse the full species list linked to approved dive spots across Australia.

Green sea turtle ( Chelonia mydas ), Moorea, French Polynesia
Turtles

Green Turtle

Chelonia mydas

25 linked spots

green and black fish in body of water
Rays

Stingrays

22 linked spots

Molluscs

Nudibranch

14 linked spots

Sharks

Wobbegong

13 linked spots

orange and white clown fish
Saltwater Fishes

Clownfish

10 linked spots

Sharks

Whitetip Reef Shark

Triaenodon obesus

10 linked spots

Saltwater Fishes

Wrasse

8 linked spots

gray snake photography
Rays

Moray Eel

7 linked spots

Molluscs

Octopus

7 linked spots

Sharks

Sand Tiger Shark

Carcharias taurus

6 linked spots

A fish that is sitting in the sand
Saltwater Fishes

Butterfly Fish

5 linked spots

brown octopus swimming under the sea
Molluscs

Cuttlefish

5 linked spots

Gestreifter Adlerrochen ( Pteromylaeus bovinus )
Rays

Eagle Ray

5 linked spots

a fish swimming in water
Saltwater Fishes

Parrotfish

5 linked spots

Rays

Reef Manta Ray

Mobula alfredi

5 linked spots

crab on rock
Crustaceans

Crab

4 linked spots

Grey reef shark (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos) Image ID: corl0207, NOAA's Coral Kingdom Collection Location: Pacific Remote Islands, Kingman Reef Photo Date: 2015 Photographer: Kevin Lino NOAA/NMFS/PIFSC/ESD
Sharks

Grey Reef Shark

Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos

4 linked spots

Saltwater Fishes

Grouper/Basslets

4 linked spots

Saltwater Fishes

Jackfish

4 linked spots

a fish that is swimming in some water
Saltwater Fishes

Angelfish

3 linked spots

a fish that is swimming in the water
Saltwater Fishes

Barracuda

3 linked spots

a blue and yellow fish on a coral reef
Saltwater Fishes

Damselfish

3 linked spots

gray shark in body of water
Sharks

Nurse Shark

Ginglymostoma cirratum

3 linked spots

Crustaceans

Shrimp

3 linked spots

Saltwater Fishes

Snapper

3 linked spots

closeup photography of yellow seahorse
Seahorses and Pipefishes

Common Seahorse

Hippocampus kuda

2 linked spots

brown turtle in sea
Turtles

Hawksbill Turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata

2 linked spots

Red lionfish (Pterois volitans) near Gilli Banta Island (near Komodo, Indonesia)
Saltwater Fishes

Lionfish

2 linked spots

Turtles

Loggerhead Turtle

Caretta caretta

2 linked spots

Seahorses and Pipefishes

Pipefish

2 linked spots

Molluscs

Squid

2 linked spots

Saltwater Fishes

Sweetlips and Grunts

2 linked spots

a blue and white fish in an aquarium
Saltwater Fishes

Triggerfish

2 linked spots

A blacktip reef shark swims over sandy seabed.
Sharks

Blacktip Reef Shark

Carcharhinus melanopterus

1 linked spot

a yellow and black spotted fish in an aquarium
Saltwater Fishes

Boxfish

Ostraciidae (family)

1 linked spot

Saltwater Fishes

Eel

1 linked spot

Saltwater Fishes

Flounder

1 linked spot

a close up of a sea anemone on the ocean floor
Saltwater Fishes

Frogfish

1 linked spot

Other Mammals

Seal

1 linked spot

Rays

Skate Fish

1 linked spot

Saltwater Fishes

Trumpetfish

1 linked spot

Seahorses and Pipefishes

Weedy Seadragon

Phyllopteryx taeniolatus

1 linked spot

a whale swimming in the ocean with a lot of fish around it
Sharks

Whale Shark

Rhincodon typus

1 linked spot