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South Africa

Two oceans, kelp forests, sharks, and winter pelagic expeditions

Updated Mar 4, 2026 • 14 sources

Wildlife In South Africa

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

gray snake photography

Moray Eel

6 linked spots

Sand Tiger Shark

Carcharias taurus

6 linked spots

Nudibranch

4 linked spots

a close up of a sea anemone on the ocean floor

Saltwater Fishes

Frogfish

3 linked spots

a large group of sea lions on the beach

Fur Seal

3 linked spots

green and black fish in body of water

Stingrays

3 linked spots

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

Green Turtle

Chelonia mydas

2 linked spots

Saltwater Fishes

Grouper/Basslets

2 linked spots

Oceanic Blacktip Shark

Carcharhinus limbatus

2 linked spots

A blacktip reef shark swims over sandy seabed.

Blacktip Reef Shark

Carcharhinus melanopterus

1 linked spot

Shark swimming with striped fish underwater

Bull Shark

Carcharhinus leucas

1 linked spot

brown octopus swimming under the sea

Cuttlefish

1 linked spot

Gestreifter Adlerrochen ( Pteromylaeus bovinus )

Eagle Ray

1 linked spot

white shark under blue sky

Great Hammerhead Shark

Sphyrna mokarran

1 linked spot

Shovelnose guitarfish

Guitarfish

1 linked spot

Saltwater Fishes

Jackfish

1 linked spot

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

Saltwater Fishes

Lionfish

1 linked spot

Loggerhead Turtle

Caretta caretta

1 linked spot

Octopus

1 linked spot

Saltwater Fishes

Scalloped Hammerhead

Sphyrna lewini

1 linked spot

Saltwater Fishes

Scorpionfish

Scorpaenidae

1 linked spot

Tiger Shark

Galeocerdo cuvier

1 linked spot

Whitetip Reef Shark

Triaenodon obesus

1 linked spot