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Bunaken and Manado (North Sulawesi) Marine Life & Wildlife Guide

Wildlife · Destination Guide

Bunaken and Manado (North Sulawesi)

Bunaken walls by day, volcano lakes and wildlife treks by dawn

Updated Dec 13, 2025 • 15 sources

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Wildlife In Bunaken and Manado (North Sulawesi)

Browse the full species list linked to approved dive spots in Bunaken and Manado (North Sulawesi).

Photo of Nudibranch

Nudibranch

45 linked spots

Photo of Shrimp

crustaceans

Shrimp

29 linked spots

crab on rock

Crab

27 linked spots

Photo of Whitetip Reef Shark

Whitetip Reef Shark

Triaenodon obesus

26 linked spots

a close up of a sea anemone on the ocean floor

saltwater-fishes

Frogfish

23 linked spots

Photo of Octopus

Octopus

21 linked spots

Gestreifter Adlerrochen ( Pteromylaeus bovinus )

Eagle Ray

19 linked spots

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

Green Turtle

Chelonia mydas

19 linked spots

Photo of Pygmy Seahorse

seahorses-and-pipefishes

Pygmy Seahorse

19 linked spots

Photo of Snapper

saltwater-fishes

Snapper

17 linked spots

a fish that is swimming in the water

saltwater-fishes

Barracuda

16 linked spots

gray snake photography

Moray Eel

16 linked spots

A blacktip reef shark swims over sandy seabed.

Blacktip Reef Shark

Carcharhinus melanopterus

15 linked spots

Photo of Wrasse

saltwater-fishes

Wrasse

15 linked spots

brown octopus swimming under the sea

Cuttlefish

10 linked spots

Photo of Jackfish

saltwater-fishes

Jackfish

10 linked spots

a fish swimming in water

saltwater-fishes

Parrotfish

9 linked spots

Photo of Tuna

saltwater-fishes

Tuna

9 linked spots

Photo of Common Seahorse

seahorses-and-pipefishes

Common Seahorse

Hippocampus kuda

7 linked spots

Photo of Pipefish

seahorses-and-pipefishes

Pipefish

7 linked spots

Photo of Scorpionfish

saltwater-fishes

Scorpionfish

Scorpaenidae

7 linked spots

a blue and white fish in an aquarium

saltwater-fishes

Triggerfish

7 linked spots

a fish that is swimming in some water

saltwater-fishes

Angelfish

6 linked spots

Photo of Ribbon Moray Eel (Ghost Eel)

Ribbon Moray Eel (Ghost Eel)

Rhinomuraena quaesita

6 linked spots

green and black fish in body of water

Stingrays

6 linked spots

A fish that is sitting in the sand

saltwater-fishes

Butterfly Fish

5 linked spots

Photo of Grouper/Basslets

saltwater-fishes

Grouper/Basslets

5 linked spots

Photo of Leaf Scorpionfish

saltwater-fishes

Leaf Scorpionfish

Taenianotus triacanthus

5 linked spots

Photo of Sweetlips and Grunts

saltwater-fishes

Sweetlips and Grunts

5 linked spots

brown turtle in sea

Hawksbill Turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata

4 linked spots

Photo of Squid

Squid

4 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

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

saltwater-fishes

Lionfish

3 linked spots

Photo of Surgeonfish

saltwater-fishes

Surgeonfish

Acanthuridae

3 linked spots

A moorish idol fish swims in dark water.

saltwater-fishes

Bannerfish

2 linked spots

orange and white clown fish

saltwater-fishes

Clownfish

2 linked spots

a blue and yellow fish on a coral reef

saltwater-fishes

Damselfish

2 linked spots

Photo of Eel

saltwater-fishes

Eel

2 linked spots

Photo of Emperor

saltwater-fishes

Emperor

2 linked spots

gray animal underwater

Dugong

Dugong dugon

1 linked spots

grey shark in the water

Mako Shark

Isurus

1 linked spots

Photo of Reef Manta Ray

Reef Manta Ray

Mobula alfredi

1 linked spots

Photo of Seal

Seal

1 linked spots

Photo of Silvertip Shark

Silvertip Shark

Carcharhinus albimarginatus

1 linked spots

Photo of Spiny Seahorse

seahorses-and-pipefishes

Spiny Seahorse

Hippocampus histrix

1 linked spots

Photo of Sturgeon

freshwater-fishes

Sturgeon

1 linked spots