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Cocos (Keeling) Islands Marine Life & Wildlife Guide

Wildlife · Destination Guide

Cocos (Keeling) Islands

Australia's atoll lagoon for manta encounters, coral walls, and barefoot island days

Updated Jan 23, 2026 • 11 sources

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Wildlife In Cocos (Keeling) Islands

Browse the full species list linked to approved dive spots in Cocos (Keeling) Islands.

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

Green Turtle

Chelonia mydas

6 linked spots

Photo of Whitetip Reef Shark

sharks

Whitetip Reef Shark

Triaenodon obesus

6 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

5 linked spots

Photo of Tuna

saltwater-fishes

Tuna

5 linked spots

brown turtle in sea

Hawksbill Turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata

4 linked spots

Photo of Jackfish

saltwater-fishes

Jackfish

4 linked spots

a fish that is swimming in some water

saltwater-fishes

Angelfish

3 linked spots

a blue and yellow fish on a coral reef

saltwater-fishes

Damselfish

3 linked spots

Photo of Eel

saltwater-fishes

Eel

3 linked spots

a fish swimming in water

saltwater-fishes

Parrotfish

3 linked spots

Photo of Reef Manta Ray

Reef Manta Ray

Mobula alfredi

3 linked spots

Photo of Bass

freshwater-fishes

Bass

2 linked spots

dolphin in body of water

Bottlenose Dolphin

2 linked spots

gray animal underwater

Dugong

Dugong dugon

2 linked spots

Photo of Giant Oceanic Manta Ray

Giant Oceanic Manta Ray

Mobula birostris

2 linked spots

Photo of Grouper/Basslets

saltwater-fishes

Grouper/Basslets

2 linked spots

gray snake photography

Moray Eel

2 linked spots

Photo of Nudibranch

Nudibranch

2 linked spots

Photo of Octopus

Octopus

2 linked spots

Photo of Wrasse

saltwater-fishes

Wrasse

2 linked spots

a fish that is swimming in the water

saltwater-fishes

Barracuda

1 linked spots

A blacktip reef shark swims over sandy seabed.

Blacktip Reef Shark

Carcharhinus melanopterus

1 linked spots

Photo of Snapper

saltwater-fishes

Snapper

1 linked spots

Photo of Sweetlips and Grunts

saltwater-fishes

Sweetlips and Grunts

1 linked spots

Photo of Thresher Shark

Thresher Shark

1 linked spots