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Padangbai and Candidasa Marine Life & Wildlife Guide

Wildlife · Destination Guide

Padangbai and Candidasa

East Bali's quiet base for shore reefs, adrenaline drifts, and Coral Triangle day trips

Updated Dec 13, 2025 • 16 sources

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Wildlife In Padangbai and Candidasa

Browse the full species list linked to approved dive spots in Padangbai and Candidasa.

Photo of Whitetip Reef Shark

Whitetip Reef Shark

Triaenodon obesus

10 linked spots

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

turtles

Green Turtle

Chelonia mydas

8 linked spots

Photo of Octopus

Octopus

8 linked spots

a fish that is swimming in the water

saltwater-fishes

Barracuda

7 linked spots

gray snake photography

Moray Eel

7 linked spots

Photo of Nudibranch

Nudibranch

7 linked spots

brown octopus swimming under the sea

Cuttlefish

6 linked spots

green and black fish in body of water

Stingrays

6 linked spots

a close up of a sea anemone on the ocean floor

saltwater-fishes

Frogfish

4 linked spots

a blue and white fish in an aquarium

saltwater-fishes

Triggerfish

4 linked spots

A fish that is sitting in the sand

saltwater-fishes

Butterfly Fish

3 linked spots

crab on rock

Crab

3 linked spots

brown turtle in sea

Hawksbill Turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata

3 linked spots

Photo of Ocean Sunfish

saltwater-fishes

Ocean Sunfish

Mola mola

3 linked spots

a fish swimming in water

saltwater-fishes

Parrotfish

3 linked spots

Photo of Pygmy Seahorse

seahorses-and-pipefishes

Pygmy Seahorse

3 linked spots

Photo of Snapper

saltwater-fishes

Snapper

3 linked spots

Photo of Wrasse

saltwater-fishes

Wrasse

3 linked spots

a fish that is swimming in some water

saltwater-fishes

Angelfish

2 linked spots

A blacktip reef shark swims over sandy seabed.

Blacktip Reef Shark

Carcharhinus melanopterus

2 linked spots

a blue and yellow fish on a coral reef

saltwater-fishes

Damselfish

2 linked spots

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

saltwater-fishes

Lionfish

2 linked spots

Photo of Scorpionfish

saltwater-fishes

Scorpionfish

Scorpaenidae

2 linked spots

Photo of Shrimp

Shrimp

2 linked spots

Photo of Snake Eel

saltwater-fishes

Snake Eel

Ophichthidae

2 linked spots

Photo of Squid

Squid

2 linked spots

Photo of Surgeonfish

saltwater-fishes

Surgeonfish

Acanthuridae

2 linked spots

Photo of Sweetlips and Grunts

saltwater-fishes

Sweetlips and Grunts

2 linked spots

Photo of Tuna

saltwater-fishes

Tuna

2 linked spots

A moorish idol fish swims in dark water.

saltwater-fishes

Bannerfish

1 linked spots

orange and white clown fish

saltwater-fishes

Clownfish

1 linked spots

Conger oceanicus from the Gulf of Mexico

saltwater-fishes

Conger Eel

Conger

1 linked spots

Gestreifter Adlerrochen ( Pteromylaeus bovinus )

Eagle Ray

1 linked spots

Photo of Eel

saltwater-fishes

Eel

1 linked spots

Photo of Emperor

saltwater-fishes

Emperor

1 linked spots

Photo of Flounder

saltwater-fishes

Flounder

1 linked spots

Photo of Goatfish

saltwater-fishes

Goatfish

1 linked spots

Photo of Grouper/Basslets

saltwater-fishes

Grouper/Basslets

1 linked spots

Photo of Leaf Scorpionfish

saltwater-fishes

Leaf Scorpionfish

Taenianotus triacanthus

1 linked spots

Photo of Moon Jellyfish

Moon Jellyfish

Aurelia aurita

1 linked spots

Photo of Portuguese Man o'War

Portuguese Man o'War

Physalia physalis

1 linked spots

Photo of Pufferfish

saltwater-fishes

Pufferfish

Tetraodontidae

1 linked spots

Photo of Ribbon Moray Eel (Ghost Eel)

Ribbon Moray Eel (Ghost Eel)

Rhinomuraena quaesita

1 linked spots

Photo of Soldierfish

saltwater-fishes

Soldierfish

Myripristinae

1 linked spots

Photo of Spiny Seahorse

seahorses-and-pipefishes

Spiny Seahorse

Hippocampus histrix

1 linked spots

Photo of Stickleback

freshwater-fishes

Stickleback

1 linked spots

Photo of Tarpon

saltwater-fishes

Tarpon

1 linked spots

Photo of Thresher Shark

Thresher Shark

1 linked spots

Photo of Trumpetfish

saltwater-fishes

Trumpetfish

1 linked spots