Wildlife in Australia

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

molluscs

Nudibranch

90 linked spots

rays

Stingrays

90 linked spots

molluscs

Octopus

68 linked spots

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

turtles

Green Turtle

Chelonia mydas

67 linked spots

sharks

Wobbegong

63 linked spots

molluscs

Cuttlefish

56 linked spots

rays

Moray Eel

54 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Wrasse

51 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Grouper/Basslets

45 linked spots

Gestreifter Adlerrochen ( Pteromylaeus bovinus )

rays

Eagle Ray

36 linked spots

sharks

Whitetip Reef Shark

Triaenodon obesus

31 linked spots

crustaceans

Crab

24 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Parrotfish

23 linked spots

rays

Reef Manta Ray

Mobula alfredi

23 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Snapper

23 linked spots

sharks

Sand Tiger Shark

Carcharias taurus

22 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Clownfish

21 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Barracuda

20 linked spots

seahorses-and-pipefishes

Common Seahorse

Hippocampus kuda

19 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Damselfish

18 linked spots

turtles

Hawksbill Turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata

18 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Angelfish

17 linked spots

seahorses-and-pipefishes

Weedy Seadragon

Phyllopteryx taeniolatus

17 linked spots

sharks

Grey Reef Shark

Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos

16 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Butterfly Fish

15 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Lionfish

15 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Jackfish

12 linked spots

seahorses-and-pipefishes

Pipefish

12 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Scorpionfish

Scorpaenidae

12 linked spots

crustaceans

Shrimp

12 linked spots

other-mammals

Fur Seal

11 linked spots

turtles

Loggerhead Turtle

Caretta caretta

11 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Triggerfish

11 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Tuna

11 linked spots

molluscs

Squid

9 linked spots

sharks

Blacktip Reef Shark

Carcharhinus melanopterus

8 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Goatfish

8 linked spots

sharks

Nurse Shark

Ginglymostoma cirratum

8 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Surgeonfish

Acanthuridae

8 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Sweetlips and Grunts

8 linked spots

dolphins

Bottlenose Dolphin

7 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Pufferfish

Tetraodontidae

6 linked spots

other-mammals

Seal

6 linked spots

a yellow and black spotted fish in an aquarium

saltwater-fishes

Boxfish

Ostraciidae (family)

5 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Eel

5 linked spots

a close up of a sea anemone on the ocean floor

saltwater-fishes

Frogfish

5 linked spots

freshwater-fishes

Bass

4 linked spots

rays

Giant Oceanic Manta Ray

Mobula birostris

4 linked spots

whales

Humpback Whale

Megaptera novaeangliae

4 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Leaf Scorpionfish

Taenianotus triacanthus

4 linked spots

sharks

Bull Shark

Carcharhinus leucas

3 linked spots

freshwater-fishes

Catfish

3 linked spots

freshwater-fishes

Perch

3 linked spots

freshwater-fishes

Salmon

3 linked spots

other-mammals

Sea Lion

3 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Trumpetfish

3 linked spots

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

sharks

Whale Shark

Rhincodon typus

3 linked spots

sharks

Zebra Shark

Stegostoma tigrinum

3 linked spots

sharks

Angel Shark

Squatina

2 linked spots

Conger oceanicus from the Gulf of Mexico

saltwater-fishes

Conger Eel

Conger

2 linked spots