Wildlife · Country Guide
Atoll passes, shark sanctuaries, whale season, and lagoon days across the South Pacific
Updated Apr 26, 2026 • 28 sources
Browse the full species list linked to approved dive spots across French Polynesia.
Triaenodon obesus
21 linked spots
20 linked spots
Carcharhinus melanopterus
19 linked spots
Chelonia mydas
15 linked spots
Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos
13 linked spots
Eretmochelys imbricata
Negaprion brevirostris
11 linked spots
9 linked spots
Ginglymostoma cirratum
8 linked spots
Mobula alfredi
7 linked spots
6 linked spots
Acanthuridae
5 linked spots
Scorpaenidae
Tetraodontidae
4 linked spots
Galeocerdo cuvier
3 linked spots
Sphyrna mokarran
Carcharhinus albimarginatus
2 linked spots
Sphyrna lewini
Carcharhinus falciformis
Squatina
1 linked spots
Mobula birostris
Megaptera novaeangliae
Cyanea capillata
Aurelia aurita
Mola mola
Physalia physalis
Myripristinae
Stenella longirostris
Hippocampus histrix