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East Timor Wildlife | DiveJourney

Wildlife · Country Guide

🇹🇱East Timor

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Plan + Spots
Wildlife

Wildlife In East Timor

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

Photo of Scorpionfish

saltwater-fishes

Scorpionfish

Scorpaenidae

5 linked spots

a fish swimming in water

saltwater-fishes

Parrotfish

4 linked spots

a blue and white fish in an aquarium

saltwater-fishes

Triggerfish

4 linked spots

a fish that is swimming in some water

saltwater-fishes

Angelfish

3 linked spots

A moorish idol fish swims in dark water.

saltwater-fishes

Bannerfish

3 linked spots

a fish that is swimming in the water

saltwater-fishes

Barracuda

3 linked spots

a yellow and black spotted fish in an aquarium

saltwater-fishes

Boxfish

Ostraciidae (family)

3 linked spots

orange and white clown fish

saltwater-fishes

Clownfish

3 linked spots

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

Green Turtle

Chelonia mydas

3 linked spots

Photo of Grouper/Basslets

saltwater-fishes

Grouper/Basslets

3 linked spots

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

saltwater-fishes

Lionfish

3 linked spots

brown turtle in sea

Hawksbill Turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata

2 linked spots

gray snake photography

Moray Eel

2 linked spots

Photo of Pipefish

seahorses-and-pipefishes

Pipefish

2 linked spots

Photo of Pufferfish

saltwater-fishes

Pufferfish

Tetraodontidae

2 linked spots

Photo of Snapper

saltwater-fishes

Snapper

2 linked spots

Photo of Surgeonfish

saltwater-fishes

Surgeonfish

Acanthuridae

2 linked spots

Photo of Trumpetfish

saltwater-fishes

Trumpetfish

2 linked spots

Photo of Wrasse

saltwater-fishes

Wrasse

2 linked spots

A blacktip reef shark swims over sandy seabed.

Blacktip Reef Shark

Carcharhinus melanopterus

1 linked spots

crab on rock

Crab

1 linked spots

a blue and yellow fish on a coral reef

saltwater-fishes

Damselfish

1 linked spots

Gestreifter Adlerrochen ( Pteromylaeus bovinus )

Eagle Ray

1 linked spots

Photo of Nudibranch

Nudibranch

1 linked spots

Photo of Octopus

Octopus

1 linked spots

Photo of Pygmy Seahorse

seahorses-and-pipefishes

Pygmy Seahorse

1 linked spots

Photo of Shrimp

Shrimp

1 linked spots

green and black fish in body of water

Stingrays

1 linked spots

Photo of Sweetlips and Grunts

saltwater-fishes

Sweetlips and Grunts

1 linked spots

Photo of Tuna

saltwater-fishes

Tuna

1 linked spots

Photo of Whitetip Reef Shark

Whitetip Reef Shark

Triaenodon obesus

1 linked spots