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Derawan Islands Marine Life & Wildlife Guide

Wildlife · Destination Guide

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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Photo of Nudibranch

Nudibranch

15 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

sharks

Grey Reef Shark

Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos

13 linked spots

a fish that is swimming in the water

saltwater-fishes

Barracuda

12 linked spots

Gestreifter Adlerrochen ( Pteromylaeus bovinus )

Eagle Ray

11 linked spots

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

Green Turtle

Chelonia mydas

11 linked spots

Photo of Whitetip Reef Shark

Whitetip Reef Shark

Triaenodon obesus

10 linked spots

gray snake photography

Moray Eel

8 linked spots

green and black fish in body of water

Stingrays

8 linked spots

a fish swimming in water

saltwater-fishes

Parrotfish

7 linked spots

Photo of Reef Manta Ray

Reef Manta Ray

Mobula alfredi

6 linked spots

Photo of Tuna

saltwater-fishes

Tuna

6 linked spots

brown turtle in sea

Hawksbill Turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata

4 linked spots

Photo of Jackfish

saltwater-fishes

Jackfish

4 linked spots

Photo of Scorpionfish

saltwater-fishes

Scorpionfish

Scorpaenidae

4 linked spots

Photo of Snapper

saltwater-fishes

Snapper

4 linked spots

Photo of Wrasse

saltwater-fishes

Wrasse

4 linked spots

crab on rock

Crab

3 linked spots

Photo of Grouper/Basslets

saltwater-fishes

Grouper/Basslets

3 linked spots

gray shark in body of water

Nurse Shark

Ginglymostoma cirratum

3 linked spots

Photo of Shrimp

Shrimp

3 linked spots

Photo of Thresher Shark

Thresher Shark

3 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 Pygmy Seahorse

seahorses-and-pipefishes

Pygmy Seahorse

2 linked spots

Photo of Squid

Squid

2 linked spots

Photo of Tiger Shark

Tiger Shark

Galeocerdo cuvier

2 linked spots

a fish that is swimming in some water

saltwater-fishes

Angelfish

1 linked spots

A blacktip reef shark swims over sandy seabed.

Blacktip Reef Shark

Carcharhinus melanopterus

1 linked spots

dolphin in body of water

Bottlenose Dolphin

1 linked spots

Photo of Common Seahorse

seahorses-and-pipefishes

Common Seahorse

Hippocampus kuda

1 linked spots

brown octopus swimming under the sea

Cuttlefish

1 linked spots

gray animal underwater

Dugong

Dugong dugon

1 linked spots

Photo of Giant Oceanic Manta Ray

Giant Oceanic Manta Ray

Mobula birostris

1 linked spots

white shark under blue sky

Great Hammerhead Shark

Sphyrna mokarran

1 linked spots

Photo of Leaf Scorpionfish

saltwater-fishes

Leaf Scorpionfish

Taenianotus triacanthus

1 linked spots

Lion's mane jellyfish ( Cyanea capillata ) in Gullmarn fjord at Sämstad, Lysekil Municipality, Sweden. This specimen is about 10–12 cm (3.9–4.7 in) in diameter and the tentacles are about 60–80 cm (24–31 in) long. It is photographed from a jetty. The color of the background is made up from algae on

Lion’s Mane Jellyfish

Cyanea capillata

1 linked spots

Photo of Loach Goby

freshwater-fishes

Loach Goby

Rhyacichthys aspro

1 linked spots

Photo of Pike

freshwater-fishes

Pike

Esox

1 linked spots

Photo of Pipefish

seahorses-and-pipefishes

Pipefish

1 linked spots

Photo of Porcupinefish

saltwater-fishes

Porcupinefish

1 linked spots

Photo of Portuguese Man o'War

Portuguese Man o'War

Physalia physalis

1 linked spots

Photo of Ribbon Moray Eel (Ghost Eel)

Ribbon Moray Eel (Ghost Eel)

Rhinomuraena quaesita

1 linked spots

Photo of Sawshark

Sawshark

1 linked spots

Photo of Scalloped Hammerhead

saltwater-fishes

Scalloped Hammerhead

Sphyrna lewini

1 linked spots

Photo of Snake Eel

saltwater-fishes

Snake Eel

Ophichthidae

1 linked spots

Photo of Soldierfish

saltwater-fishes

Soldierfish

Myripristinae

1 linked spots

Photo of Spinner Dolphin

Spinner Dolphin

Stenella longirostris

1 linked spots

Photo of Spiny Seahorse

seahorses-and-pipefishes

Spiny Seahorse

Hippocampus histrix

1 linked spots

Photo of Sweetlips and Grunts

saltwater-fishes

Sweetlips and Grunts

1 linked spots

Photo of Tench

freshwater-fishes

Tench

Tinca tinca

1 linked spots

a blue and white fish in an aquarium

saltwater-fishes

Triggerfish

1 linked spots

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

Whale Shark

Rhincodon typus

1 linked spots

Photo of Zebra Shark

Zebra Shark

Stegostoma tigrinum

1 linked spots