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Cook Islands

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Wildlife In Cook Islands

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

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

Green Turtle

Chelonia mydas

4 linked spots

gray snake photography
Rays

Moray Eel

4 linked spots

Gestreifter Adlerrochen ( Pteromylaeus bovinus )
Rays

Eagle Ray

3 linked spots

Photo of Jackfish
Saltwater Fishes

Jackfish

3 linked spots

Photo of Whitetip Reef Shark
Sharks

Whitetip Reef Shark

Triaenodon obesus

3 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

a fish that is swimming in the water
Saltwater Fishes

Barracuda

1 linked spot

Photo of Nudibranch
Molluscs

Nudibranch

1 linked spot

Photo of Pufferfish
Saltwater Fishes

Pufferfish

Tetraodontidae

1 linked spot

Photo of Soldierfish
Saltwater Fishes

Soldierfish

Myripristinae

1 linked spot

a blue and white fish in an aquarium
Saltwater Fishes

Triggerfish

1 linked spot