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Indonesia

Coral Triangle bucket lists, from Bali shore dives to Raja Ampat reef density

Updated Mar 4, 2026 • 13 sources

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Wildlife In Indonesia

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

Molluscs

Nudibranch

25 linked spots

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

Frogfish

16 linked spots

Crustaceans

Shrimp

13 linked spots

Seahorses and Pipefishes

Pygmy Seahorse

12 linked spots

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

Green Turtle

Chelonia mydas

11 linked spots

Molluscs

Octopus

10 linked spots

crab on rock
Crustaceans

Crab

9 linked spots

brown octopus swimming under the sea
Molluscs

Cuttlefish

9 linked spots

gray snake photography
Rays

Moray Eel

9 linked spots

Seahorses and Pipefishes

Pipefish

9 linked spots

Saltwater Fishes

Sweetlips and Grunts

8 linked spots

Sharks

Whitetip Reef Shark

Triaenodon obesus

8 linked spots

a fish that is swimming in the water
Saltwater Fishes

Barracuda

7 linked spots

brown turtle in sea
Turtles

Hawksbill Turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata

7 linked spots

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

Lionfish

6 linked spots

Saltwater Fishes

Snapper

6 linked spots

green and black fish in body of water
Rays

Stingrays

6 linked spots

a fish that is swimming in some water
Saltwater Fishes

Angelfish

5 linked spots

A blacktip reef shark swims over sandy seabed.
Sharks

Blacktip Reef Shark

Carcharhinus melanopterus

5 linked spots

Gestreifter Adlerrochen ( Pteromylaeus bovinus )
Rays

Eagle Ray

5 linked spots

Saltwater Fishes

Jackfish

4 linked spots

Saltwater Fishes

Leaf Scorpionfish

Taenianotus triacanthus

4 linked spots

a fish swimming in water
Saltwater Fishes

Parrotfish

4 linked spots

a large group of fish swimming around a coral reef
Saltwater Fishes

Pufferfish

Tetraodontidae

4 linked spots

Rays

Ribbon Moray Eel (Ghost Eel)

Rhinomuraena quaesita

4 linked spots

Saltwater Fishes

Scorpionfish

Scorpaenidae

4 linked spots

orange and white clown fish
Saltwater Fishes

Clownfish

3 linked spots

a blue and yellow fish on a coral reef
Saltwater Fishes

Damselfish

3 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

3 linked spots

Saltwater Fishes

Ocean Sunfish

Mola mola

3 linked spots

Saltwater Fishes

Surgeonfish

Acanthuridae

3 linked spots

Saltwater Fishes

Tuna

3 linked spots

A fish that is sitting in the sand
Saltwater Fishes

Butterfly Fish

2 linked spots

Rays

Reef Manta Ray

Mobula alfredi

2 linked spots

Saltwater Fishes

Snake Eel

Ophichthidae

2 linked spots

a blue and white fish in an aquarium
Saltwater Fishes

Triggerfish

2 linked spots

Freshwater Fishes

Walleye

Sander vitreus

2 linked spots

Sharks

Wobbegong

2 linked spots

A moorish idol fish swims in dark water.
Saltwater Fishes

Bannerfish

1 linked spot

Torpedo marmorata - Spotted torpedo / Torpedo (Tembladera) / Raie torpille, Tenerife.
Rays

Electric Ray

1 linked spot

Saltwater Fishes

Flounder

1 linked spot

gray shark in body of water
Sharks

Nurse Shark

Ginglymostoma cirratum

1 linked spot

Turtles

Olive Ridley Turtle

Lepidochelys olivacea

1 linked spot

Saltwater Fishes

Porcupinefish

1 linked spot

Jellyfish

Portuguese Man o'War

Physalia physalis

1 linked spot

Jellyfish

Sea Nettle

Chrysaora

1 linked spot

Jellyfish

Sea Wasp

1 linked spot

Sharks

Silvertip Shark

Carcharhinus albimarginatus

1 linked spot

Freshwater Fishes

Stickleback

1 linked spot

Sharks

Thresher Shark

1 linked spot

Sharks

Tiger Shark

Galeocerdo cuvier

1 linked spot

Freshwater Fishes

Trout

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

Saltwater Fishes

Wolf Eel

Anarrhichthys ocellatus

1 linked spot

Saltwater Fishes

Wrasse

1 linked spot

Sharks

Zebra Shark

Stegostoma tigrinum

1 linked spot