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Wildlife · Destination Guide

Baa Atoll

Manta rays, thila dives, and biosphere-reserve island life in one compact atoll

Updated Feb 13, 2026 • 13 sources

Wildlife In Baa Atoll

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

gray snake photography

Moray Eel

3 linked spots

Photo of Reef Manta Ray

Reef Manta Ray

Mobula alfredi

3 linked spots

green and black fish in body of water

Stingrays

3 linked spots

a fish that is swimming in the water

Saltwater Fishes

Barracuda

2 linked spots

Gestreifter Adlerrochen ( Pteromylaeus bovinus )

Eagle Ray

2 linked spots

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

Green Turtle

Chelonia mydas

2 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

Grey Reef Shark

Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos

2 linked spots

brown turtle in sea

Hawksbill Turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata

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

Photo of Snapper

Saltwater Fishes

Snapper

2 linked spots

A blacktip reef shark swims over sandy seabed.

Blacktip Reef Shark

Carcharhinus melanopterus

1 linked spot

Photo of Jackfish

Saltwater Fishes

Jackfish

1 linked spot

Photo of Leaf Scorpionfish

Saltwater Fishes

Leaf Scorpionfish

Taenianotus triacanthus

1 linked spot

gray shark in body of water

Nurse Shark

Ginglymostoma cirratum

1 linked spot

Photo of Octopus

Octopus

1 linked spot

Photo of Tuna

Saltwater Fishes

Tuna

1 linked spot

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

Whale Shark

Rhincodon typus

1 linked spot

Photo of Whitetip Reef Shark

Whitetip Reef Shark

Triaenodon obesus

1 linked spot

Photo of Wrasse

Saltwater Fishes

Wrasse

1 linked spot