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Wildlife In Madagascar

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

saltwater-fishes

Barracuda

11 linked spots

molluscs

Nudibranch

11 linked spots

rays

Stingrays

10 linked spots

sharks

Whitetip Reef Shark

Triaenodon obesus

10 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Leaf Scorpionfish

Taenianotus triacanthus

7 linked spots

rays

Moray Eel

6 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Snapper

6 linked spots

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

turtles

Green Turtle

Chelonia mydas

5 linked spots

molluscs

Octopus

5 linked spots

rays

Reef Manta Ray

Mobula alfredi

5 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Scorpionfish

Scorpaenidae

5 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Lionfish

4 linked spots

crustaceans

Shrimp

4 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Triggerfish

4 linked spots

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

sharks

Whale Shark

Rhincodon typus

4 linked spots

seahorses-and-pipefishes

Common Seahorse

Hippocampus kuda

3 linked spots

Gestreifter Adlerrochen ( Pteromylaeus bovinus )

rays

Eagle Ray

3 linked spots

a close up of a sea anemone on the ocean floor

saltwater-fishes

Frogfish

3 linked spots

sharks

Grey Reef Shark

Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos

3 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Grouper/Basslets

3 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Jackfish

3 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Parrotfish

3 linked spots

sharks

Blacktip Reef Shark

Carcharhinus melanopterus

2 linked spots

dolphins

Common Dolphin

Delphinus delphis

2 linked spots

crustaceans

Crab

2 linked spots

rays

Guitarfish

2 linked spots

turtles

Hawksbill Turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata

2 linked spots

seahorses-and-pipefishes

Pipefish

2 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Surgeonfish

Acanthuridae

2 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Sweetlips and Grunts

2 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Tuna

2 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Wrasse

2 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Angelfish

1 linked spots

a yellow and black spotted fish in an aquarium

saltwater-fishes

Boxfish

Ostraciidae (family)

1 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Clownfish

1 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Eel

1 linked spots

whales

Humpback Whale

Megaptera novaeangliae

1 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Porcupinefish

1 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Scalloped Hammerhead

Sphyrna lewini

1 linked spots

sharks

Zebra Shark

Stegostoma tigrinum

1 linked spots