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Bora Bora Marine Life & Wildlife Guide

Wildlife · Destination Guide

Bora Bora

Mantas, sharks, coral gardens, and overwater-lagoon logistics in the Pearl of the Pacific

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Wildlife In Bora Bora

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

gray snake photography

Saltwater Fishes

Moray Eel

5 linked spots

a fish that is swimming in the water

Saltwater Fishes

Barracuda

3 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

3 linked spots

Photo of Jackfish

Saltwater Fishes

Jackfish

3 linked spots

Photo of Wrasse

Saltwater Fishes

Wrasse

3 linked spots

A blacktip reef shark swims over sandy seabed.

Blacktip Reef Shark

Carcharhinus melanopterus

2 linked spots

orange and white clown fish

Saltwater Fishes

Clownfish

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

gray shark under water during daytime

Lemon Shark

Negaprion brevirostris

2 linked spots

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

Saltwater Fishes

Lionfish

2 linked spots

gray shark in body of water

Nurse Shark

Ginglymostoma cirratum

2 linked spots

Photo of Reef Manta Ray

Reef Manta Ray

Mobula alfredi

2 linked spots

green and black fish in body of water

Stingrays

2 linked spots

Photo of Eel

Saltwater Fishes

Eel

1 linked spots

Photo of Grouper/Basslets

Saltwater Fishes

Grouper/Basslets

1 linked spots

brown turtle in sea

Hawksbill Turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata

1 linked spots

Photo of Scorpionfish

Saltwater Fishes

Scorpionfish

Scorpaenidae

1 linked spots

a blue and white fish in an aquarium

Saltwater Fishes

Triggerfish

1 linked spots

Photo of Tuna

Saltwater Fishes

Tuna

1 linked spots

Photo of Whitetip Reef Shark

Whitetip Reef Shark

Triaenodon obesus

1 linked spots