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Ari Atoll Marine Life & Wildlife Guide

Wildlife · Destination Guide

Ari Atoll

Whale sharks, thilas, and lagoon-blue escapes in the Maldives' signature atoll

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Wildlife In Ari Atoll

Browse the full species list linked to approved dive spots in Ari Atoll.

Gestreifter Adlerrochen ( Pteromylaeus bovinus )

Eagle Ray

34 linked spots

Grey reef shark (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos) Image ID: corl0207, NOAA's Coral Kingdom Collection Location: Pacific Remote Islands, Kingman Reef Photo Date: 2015 Photographer: Kevin Lino NOAA/NMFS/PIFSC/ESD

sharks

Grey Reef Shark

Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos

30 linked spots

Photo of Whitetip Reef Shark

Whitetip Reef Shark

Triaenodon obesus

30 linked spots

gray snake photography

Moray Eel

22 linked spots

Photo of Reef Manta Ray

Reef Manta Ray

Mobula alfredi

20 linked spots

Photo of Nudibranch

Nudibranch

19 linked spots

green and black fish in body of water

Stingrays

19 linked spots

Photo of Snapper

saltwater-fishes

Snapper

17 linked spots

Photo of Tuna

saltwater-fishes

Tuna

16 linked spots

a fish that is swimming in the water

saltwater-fishes

Barracuda

13 linked spots

Photo of Octopus

Octopus

13 linked spots

Photo of Wrasse

saltwater-fishes

Wrasse

13 linked spots

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

Green Turtle

Chelonia mydas

12 linked spots

Photo of Shrimp

Shrimp

12 linked spots

Photo of Grouper/Basslets

saltwater-fishes

Grouper/Basslets

10 linked spots

brown turtle in sea

Hawksbill Turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata

10 linked spots

Photo of Jackfish

saltwater-fishes

Jackfish

10 linked spots

Photo of Scorpionfish

saltwater-fishes

Scorpionfish

Scorpaenidae

10 linked spots

Photo of Sweetlips and Grunts

saltwater-fishes

Sweetlips and Grunts

10 linked spots

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

saltwater-fishes

Lionfish

8 linked spots

a blue and white fish in an aquarium

saltwater-fishes

Triggerfish

8 linked spots

gray shark in body of water

Nurse Shark

Ginglymostoma cirratum

7 linked spots

orange and white clown fish

saltwater-fishes

Clownfish

6 linked spots

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

Whale Shark

Rhincodon typus

6 linked spots

a fish that is swimming in some water

saltwater-fishes

Angelfish

5 linked spots

A fish that is sitting in the sand

saltwater-fishes

Butterfly Fish

5 linked spots

a close up of a sea anemone on the ocean floor

saltwater-fishes

Frogfish

5 linked spots

a fish swimming in water

saltwater-fishes

Parrotfish

5 linked spots

A blacktip reef shark swims over sandy seabed.

Blacktip Reef Shark

Carcharhinus melanopterus

4 linked spots

crab on rock

Crab

4 linked spots

Photo of Pufferfish

saltwater-fishes

Pufferfish

Tetraodontidae

4 linked spots

A moorish idol fish swims in dark water.

saltwater-fishes

Bannerfish

3 linked spots

Photo of Emperor

saltwater-fishes

Emperor

3 linked spots

Photo of Surgeonfish

saltwater-fishes

Surgeonfish

Acanthuridae

3 linked spots

a yellow and black spotted fish in an aquarium

saltwater-fishes

Boxfish

Ostraciidae (family)

2 linked spots

brown octopus swimming under the sea

Cuttlefish

2 linked spots

Photo of Giant Oceanic Manta Ray

Giant Oceanic Manta Ray

Mobula birostris

2 linked spots

Photo of Leaf Scorpionfish

saltwater-fishes

Leaf Scorpionfish

Taenianotus triacanthus

2 linked spots

Photo of Scalloped Hammerhead

saltwater-fishes

Scalloped Hammerhead

Sphyrna lewini

2 linked spots

Photo of Soldierfish

saltwater-fishes

Soldierfish

Myripristinae

2 linked spots

Photo of Wolf Eel

saltwater-fishes

Wolf Eel

Anarrhichthys ocellatus

2 linked spots

Conger oceanicus from the Gulf of Mexico

saltwater-fishes

Conger Eel

Conger

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

Photo of Flounder

saltwater-fishes

Flounder

1 linked spots

white shark under blue sky

Great Hammerhead Shark

Sphyrna mokarran

1 linked spots

Scientific name: Dermochelys coriacea Common name Spanish: Tinglar Photo by Claudia Lombard, USFWS Location, Sandy Point National Wildlife Refuge, US Virgin Islands More information: [1]

Leatherback Turtle

Dermochelys coriacea

1 linked spots

Photo of Pipefish

seahorses-and-pipefishes

Pipefish

1 linked spots

Photo of Sand Eel

saltwater-fishes

Sand Eel

1 linked spots

Photo of Sea Lion

Sea Lion

1 linked spots

Photo of Silvertip Shark

Silvertip Shark

Carcharhinus albimarginatus

1 linked spots

Photo of Squid

Squid

1 linked spots

Photo of Tarpon

saltwater-fishes

Tarpon

1 linked spots

Photo of Trumpetfish

saltwater-fishes

Trumpetfish

1 linked spots