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Papua New Guinea

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Wildlife In Papua New Guinea

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

molluscs

Nudibranch

6 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Clownfish

3 linked spots

crustaceans

Crab

3 linked spots

crustaceans

Shrimp

3 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Barracuda

2 linked spots

molluscs

Cuttlefish

2 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Jackfish

2 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Leaf Scorpionfish

Taenianotus triacanthus

2 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Lionfish

2 linked spots

rays

Moray Eel

2 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Scalloped Hammerhead

Sphyrna lewini

2 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Wrasse

2 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Angelfish

1 linked spots

sharks

Blacktip Reef Shark

Carcharhinus melanopterus

1 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Butterfly Fish

1 linked spots

seahorses-and-pipefishes

Common Seahorse

Hippocampus kuda

1 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Damselfish

1 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Eel

1 linked spots

a close up of a sea anemone on the ocean floor

saltwater-fishes

Frogfish

1 linked spots

sharks

Great Hammerhead Shark

Sphyrna mokarran

1 linked spots

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

turtles

Green Turtle

Chelonia mydas

1 linked spots

sharks

Grey Reef Shark

Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos

1 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Grouper/Basslets

1 linked spots

turtles

Loggerhead Turtle

Caretta caretta

1 linked spots

molluscs

Octopus

1 linked spots

turtles

Olive Ridley Turtle

Lepidochelys olivacea

1 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Parrotfish

1 linked spots

seahorses-and-pipefishes

Pipefish

1 linked spots

seahorses-and-pipefishes

Pygmy Seahorse

1 linked spots

rays

Reef Manta Ray

Mobula alfredi

1 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Scorpionfish

Scorpaenidae

1 linked spots

sharks

Silvertip Shark

Carcharhinus albimarginatus

1 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Snapper

1 linked spots

molluscs

Squid

1 linked spots

rays

Stingrays

1 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Surgeonfish

Acanthuridae

1 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Sweetlips and Grunts

1 linked spots

sharks

Tiger Shark

Galeocerdo cuvier

1 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Triggerfish

1 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Tuna

1 linked spots

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

sharks

Whale Shark

Rhincodon typus

1 linked spots

sharks

Whitetip Reef Shark

Triaenodon obesus

1 linked spots