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Wildlife · Country Guide

🇳🇿New Zealand

Temperate reefs, epic wrecks, and fjord walls in a road-trip-friendly dive nation

Updated Mar 4, 2026 • 20 sources

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Wildlife In New Zealand

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

Photo of Snapper

saltwater-fishes

Snapper

73 linked spots

green and black fish in body of water

Stingrays

63 linked spots

Photo of Nudibranch

Nudibranch

59 linked spots

Photo of Wrasse

saltwater-fishes

Wrasse

39 linked spots

Gestreifter Adlerrochen ( Pteromylaeus bovinus )

Eagle Ray

38 linked spots

gray snake photography

Moray Eel

35 linked spots

Photo of Octopus

Octopus

34 linked spots

Photo of Scorpionfish

saltwater-fishes

Scorpionfish

Scorpaenidae

20 linked spots

crab on rock

Crab

17 linked spots

a blue and yellow fish on a coral reef

saltwater-fishes

Damselfish

17 linked spots

Photo of Eel

saltwater-fishes

Eel

17 linked spots

Photo of Goatfish

saltwater-fishes

Goatfish

15 linked spots

Photo of Grouper/Basslets

saltwater-fishes

Grouper/Basslets

12 linked spots

Photo of Jackfish

saltwater-fishes

Jackfish

10 linked spots

Photo of Seal

Seal

10 linked spots

Photo of Trout

freshwater-fishes

Trout

10 linked spots

Photo of Perch

freshwater-fishes

Perch

9 linked spots

a fish that is swimming in some water

saltwater-fishes

Angelfish

6 linked spots

Three dolphins swimming in clear blue ocean water

Common Dolphin

Delphinus delphis

6 linked spots

Photo of Common Seahorse

seahorses-and-pipefishes

Common Seahorse

Hippocampus kuda

6 linked spots

Conger oceanicus from the Gulf of Mexico

saltwater-fishes

Conger Eel

Conger

6 linked spots

a large group of sea lions on the beach

Fur Seal

6 linked spots

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

Green Turtle

Chelonia mydas

6 linked spots

Photo of Pipefish

seahorses-and-pipefishes

Pipefish

6 linked spots

Photo of Flounder

saltwater-fishes

Flounder

5 linked spots

Photo of Squid

Squid

5 linked spots

Photo of Snake Eel

saltwater-fishes

Snake Eel

Ophichthidae

4 linked spots

dolphin in body of water

Bottlenose Dolphin

3 linked spots

two black and white orca swimming in a body of water

Killer Whale (Orca)

Orcinus orca

3 linked spots

Photo of Porcupinefish

saltwater-fishes

Porcupinefish

3 linked spots

a blue and white fish in an aquarium

saltwater-fishes

Triggerfish

3 linked spots

a fish that is swimming in the water

saltwater-fishes

Barracuda

2 linked spots

Photo of Carp

freshwater-fishes

Carp

2 linked spots

Photo of Catfish

freshwater-fishes

Catfish

2 linked spots

Photo of Pufferfish

saltwater-fishes

Pufferfish

Tetraodontidae

2 linked spots

Photo of Shrimp

Shrimp

2 linked spots

Photo of Blue Shark

Blue Shark

Prionace glauca

1 linked spots

A fish that is sitting in the sand

saltwater-fishes

Butterfly Fish

1 linked spots

brown octopus swimming under the sea

Cuttlefish

1 linked spots

a close up of a sea anemone on the ocean floor

saltwater-fishes

Frogfish

1 linked spots

Photo of Giant Oceanic Manta Ray

Giant Oceanic Manta Ray

Mobula birostris

1 linked spots

Humpback Whale underwater shot

Humpback Whale

Megaptera novaeangliae

1 linked spots

grey shark in the water

Mako Shark

Isurus

1 linked spots

Photo of Minke Whale

Minke Whale

1 linked spots

Photo of Ocean Sunfish

saltwater-fishes

Ocean Sunfish

Mola mola

1 linked spots

a fish swimming in water

saltwater-fishes

Parrotfish

1 linked spots

Photo of Pike

freshwater-fishes

Pike

Esox

1 linked spots

Photo of Scalloped Hammerhead

saltwater-fishes

Scalloped Hammerhead

Sphyrna lewini

1 linked spots

Photo of Soldierfish

saltwater-fishes

Soldierfish

Myripristinae

1 linked spots

Photo of Spiny Seahorse

seahorses-and-pipefishes

Spiny Seahorse

Hippocampus histrix

1 linked spots

Photo of Stickleback

freshwater-fishes

Stickleback

1 linked spots

Photo of Tench

freshwater-fishes

Tench

Tinca tinca

1 linked spots

Photo of Thresher Shark

Thresher Shark

1 linked spots

Photo of Wobbegong

Wobbegong

1 linked spots