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Wildlife · Country Guide

🇹🇿United Republic of Tanzania

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Wildlife In United Republic of Tanzania

Browse the full species list linked to approved dive spots across United Republic of Tanzania.

gray snake photography

Moray Eel

36 linked spots

Photo of Nudibranch

Nudibranch

35 linked spots

Photo of Grouper/Basslets

saltwater-fishes

Grouper/Basslets

33 linked spots

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

Green Turtle

Chelonia mydas

32 linked spots

green and black fish in body of water

Stingrays

28 linked spots

Photo of Scorpionfish

saltwater-fishes

Scorpionfish

Scorpaenidae

26 linked spots

Photo of Snapper

saltwater-fishes

Snapper

23 linked spots

Photo of Octopus

Octopus

20 linked spots

a blue and white fish in an aquarium

saltwater-fishes

Triggerfish

20 linked spots

brown turtle in sea

Hawksbill Turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata

17 linked spots

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

saltwater-fishes

Lionfish

17 linked spots

Photo of Shrimp

Shrimp

17 linked spots

Photo of Wrasse

saltwater-fishes

Wrasse

17 linked spots

a close up of a sea anemone on the ocean floor

saltwater-fishes

Frogfish

14 linked spots

Photo of Surgeonfish

saltwater-fishes

Surgeonfish

Acanthuridae

14 linked spots

a fish swimming in water

saltwater-fishes

Parrotfish

13 linked spots

Photo of Pipefish

seahorses-and-pipefishes

Pipefish

13 linked spots

A fish that is sitting in the sand

saltwater-fishes

Butterfly Fish

11 linked spots

a fish that is swimming in the water

saltwater-fishes

Barracuda

10 linked spots

Photo of Leaf Scorpionfish

saltwater-fishes

Leaf Scorpionfish

Taenianotus triacanthus

9 linked spots

Photo of Whitetip Reef Shark

Whitetip Reef Shark

Triaenodon obesus

9 linked spots

crab on rock

Crab

8 linked spots

Gestreifter Adlerrochen ( Pteromylaeus bovinus )

Eagle Ray

8 linked spots

Photo of Pufferfish

saltwater-fishes

Pufferfish

Tetraodontidae

8 linked spots

orange and white clown fish

saltwater-fishes

Clownfish

7 linked spots

Photo of Common Seahorse

seahorses-and-pipefishes

Common Seahorse

Hippocampus kuda

7 linked spots

a fish that is swimming in some water

saltwater-fishes

Angelfish

6 linked spots

brown octopus swimming under the sea

Cuttlefish

6 linked spots

Photo of Jackfish

saltwater-fishes

Jackfish

6 linked spots

Photo of Tuna

saltwater-fishes

Tuna

6 linked spots

dolphin in body of water

Bottlenose Dolphin

5 linked spots

Photo of Emperor

saltwater-fishes

Emperor

5 linked spots

a blue and yellow fish on a coral reef

saltwater-fishes

Damselfish

4 linked spots

Photo of Eel

saltwater-fishes

Eel

4 linked spots

Photo of Snake Eel

saltwater-fishes

Snake Eel

Ophichthidae

4 linked spots

Photo of Sweetlips and Grunts

saltwater-fishes

Sweetlips and Grunts

4 linked spots

A moorish idol fish swims in dark water.

saltwater-fishes

Bannerfish

3 linked spots

a yellow and black spotted fish in an aquarium

saltwater-fishes

Boxfish

Ostraciidae (family)

2 linked spots

Photo of Flounder

saltwater-fishes

Flounder

2 linked spots

Photo of Guitarfish

Guitarfish

2 linked spots

Photo of Spinner Dolphin

Spinner Dolphin

Stenella longirostris

2 linked spots

Photo of Spiny Seahorse

seahorses-and-pipefishes

Spiny Seahorse

Hippocampus histrix

2 linked spots

Photo of Trumpetfish

saltwater-fishes

Trumpetfish

2 linked spots

Three dolphins swimming in clear blue ocean water

Common Dolphin

Delphinus delphis

1 linked spots

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

Electric Ray

1 linked spots

Photo of Giant Oceanic Manta Ray

Giant Oceanic Manta Ray

Mobula birostris

1 linked spots

Photo of Goatfish

saltwater-fishes

Goatfish

1 linked spots

white shark under blue sky

Great Hammerhead Shark

Sphyrna mokarran

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

gray shark in body of water

Nurse Shark

Ginglymostoma cirratum

1 linked spots

Photo of Olive Ridley Turtle

Olive Ridley Turtle

Lepidochelys olivacea

1 linked spots

Photo of Porcupinefish

saltwater-fishes

Porcupinefish

1 linked spots

Photo of Pygmy Seahorse

seahorses-and-pipefishes

Pygmy Seahorse

1 linked spots

Photo of Reef Manta Ray

Reef Manta Ray

Mobula alfredi

1 linked spots

Photo of Ribbon Moray Eel (Ghost Eel)

Ribbon Moray Eel (Ghost Eel)

Rhinomuraena quaesita

1 linked spots

Photo of Sand Eel

saltwater-fishes

Sand Eel

1 linked spots

Photo of Seal

Seal

1 linked spots

Photo of Seamoth

saltwater-fishes

Seamoth

1 linked spots

Photo of Soldierfish

saltwater-fishes

Soldierfish

Myripristinae

1 linked spots