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Wildlife · Country Guide

🇦🇪United Arab Emirates

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Wildlife In United Arab Emirates

Browse the full species list linked to approved dive spots across United Arab Emirates.

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

Green Turtle

Chelonia mydas

4 linked spots

gray snake photography

Moray Eel

4 linked spots

crab on rock

Crab

3 linked spots

brown octopus swimming under the sea

Cuttlefish

3 linked spots

a fish that is swimming in some water

saltwater-fishes

Angelfish

2 linked spots

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

saltwater-fishes

Lionfish

2 linked spots

Photo of Nudibranch

Nudibranch

2 linked spots

a fish swimming in water

saltwater-fishes

Parrotfish

2 linked spots

Photo of Pufferfish

saltwater-fishes

Pufferfish

Tetraodontidae

2 linked spots

green and black fish in body of water

Stingrays

2 linked spots

a blue and white fish in an aquarium

saltwater-fishes

Triggerfish

2 linked spots

Photo of Wrasse

saltwater-fishes

Wrasse

2 linked spots

a fish that is swimming in the water

saltwater-fishes

Barracuda

1 linked spots

a yellow and black spotted fish in an aquarium

saltwater-fishes

Boxfish

Ostraciidae (family)

1 linked spots

A fish that is sitting in the sand

saltwater-fishes

Butterfly Fish

1 linked spots

orange and white clown fish

saltwater-fishes

Clownfish

1 linked spots

a blue and yellow fish on a coral reef

saltwater-fishes

Damselfish

1 linked spots

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

Electric Ray

1 linked spots

brown turtle in sea

Hawksbill Turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata

1 linked spots

Photo of Jackfish

saltwater-fishes

Jackfish

1 linked spots

Photo of Manatee

Manatee

1 linked spots

Photo of Porcupinefish

saltwater-fishes

Porcupinefish

1 linked spots

Photo of Scorpionfish

saltwater-fishes

Scorpionfish

Scorpaenidae

1 linked spots

Photo of Shrimp

Shrimp

1 linked spots

Photo of Trumpetfish

saltwater-fishes

Trumpetfish

1 linked spots

Photo of Whitetip Reef Shark

Whitetip Reef Shark

Triaenodon obesus

1 linked spots