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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.

brown octopus swimming under the sea
Molluscs

Cuttlefish

3 linked spots

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

Green Turtle

Chelonia mydas

3 linked spots

Molluscs

Nudibranch

3 linked spots

Molluscs

Octopus

3 linked spots

Sharks

Whitetip Reef Shark

Triaenodon obesus

3 linked spots

gray snake photography
Rays

Moray Eel

2 linked spots

green and black fish in body of water
Rays

Stingrays

2 linked spots

a fish that is swimming in some water
Saltwater Fishes

Angelfish

1 linked spot

A fish that is sitting in the sand
Saltwater Fishes

Butterfly Fish

1 linked spot

crab on rock
Crustaceans

Crab

1 linked spot

a blue and yellow fish on a coral reef
Saltwater Fishes

Damselfish

1 linked spot

a close up of a sea anemone on the ocean floor
Saltwater Fishes

Frogfish

1 linked spot

brown turtle in sea
Turtles

Hawksbill Turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata

1 linked spot

a fish swimming in water
Saltwater Fishes

Parrotfish

1 linked spot

Seahorses and Pipefishes

Pygmy Seahorse

1 linked spot

Rays

Ribbon Moray Eel (Ghost Eel)

Rhinomuraena quaesita

1 linked spot

Crustaceans

Shrimp

1 linked spot

Saltwater Fishes

Snake Eel

Ophichthidae

1 linked spot

Saltwater Fishes

Tuna

1 linked spot