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Derawan Islands

Mantas, turtles, and a stingless jellyfish lake in a remote Coral Triangle corner of Borneo

Updated Dec 13, 2025 • 12 sources

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Wildlife In Derawan Islands

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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
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Grey Reef Shark

Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos

10 linked spots

Gestreifter Adlerrochen ( Pteromylaeus bovinus )
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Eagle Ray

9 linked spots

Photo of Nudibranch
molluscs

Nudibranch

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Photo of Whitetip Reef Shark
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Whitetip Reef Shark

Triaenodon obesus

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

Chelonia mydas

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a fish that is swimming in the water
saltwater-fishes

Barracuda

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gray snake photography
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Moray Eel

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green and black fish in body of water
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Stingrays

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Photo of Reef Manta Ray
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Reef Manta Ray

Mobula alfredi

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Photo of Scorpionfish
saltwater-fishes

Scorpionfish

Scorpaenidae

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Photo of Tuna
saltwater-fishes

Tuna

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crab on rock
crustaceans

Crab

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Photo of Grouper/Basslets
saltwater-fishes

Grouper/Basslets

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brown turtle in sea
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Hawksbill Turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata

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gray shark in body of water
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Nurse Shark

Ginglymostoma cirratum

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a fish swimming in water
saltwater-fishes

Parrotfish

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Photo of Shrimp
crustaceans

Shrimp

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dolphin in body of water
dolphins

Bottlenose Dolphin

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orange and white clown fish
saltwater-fishes

Clownfish

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Photo of Giant Oceanic Manta Ray
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Giant Oceanic Manta Ray

Mobula birostris

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Photo of Jackfish
saltwater-fishes

Jackfish

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Photo of Leaf Scorpionfish
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Leaf Scorpionfish

Taenianotus triacanthus

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Photo of Loach Goby
freshwater-fishes

Loach Goby

Rhyacichthys aspro

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Photo of Pipefish
seahorses-and-pipefishes

Pipefish

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Photo of Pygmy Seahorse
seahorses-and-pipefishes

Pygmy Seahorse

1 linked spots

Photo of Ribbon Moray Eel (Ghost Eel)
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Ribbon Moray Eel (Ghost Eel)

Rhinomuraena quaesita

1 linked spots

Photo of Scalloped Hammerhead
saltwater-fishes

Scalloped Hammerhead

Sphyrna lewini

1 linked spots

Photo of Snapper
saltwater-fishes

Snapper

1 linked spots

Photo of Squid
molluscs

Squid

1 linked spots

Photo of Thresher Shark
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Thresher Shark

1 linked spots

a whale swimming in the ocean with a lot of fish around it
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Whale Shark

Rhincodon typus

1 linked spots

Photo of Zebra Shark
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Zebra Shark

Stegostoma tigrinum

1 linked spots