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Diani and Chale Marine Life & Wildlife Guide

Wildlife · Destination Guide

Diani and Chale

Easygoing Diani reef boats, a deeper local wreck and a tide-linked Chale island escape

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Wildlife In Diani and Chale

Browse the full species list linked to approved dive spots in Diani and Chale.

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

Green Turtle

Chelonia mydas

10 linked spots

brown turtle in sea

Turtles

Hawksbill Turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata

6 linked spots

gray snake photography

Saltwater Fishes

Moray Eel

6 linked spots

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

Whale Shark

Rhincodon typus

6 linked spots

Photo of Nudibranch

Nudibranch

4 linked spots

Photo of Octopus

Octopus

4 linked spots

Photo of Reef Manta Ray

Reef Manta Ray

Mobula alfredi

4 linked spots

Photo of Snapper

Saltwater Fishes

Snapper

4 linked spots

green and black fish in body of water

Stingrays

4 linked spots

a fish that is swimming in the water

Saltwater Fishes

Barracuda

3 linked spots

orange and white clown fish

Saltwater Fishes

Clownfish

3 linked spots

Photo of Grouper/Basslets

Saltwater Fishes

Grouper/Basslets

3 linked spots

Photo of Surgeonfish

Saltwater Fishes

Surgeonfish

Acanthuridae

3 linked spots

a close up of a sea anemone on the ocean floor

Saltwater Fishes

Frogfish

2 linked spots

a fish swimming in water

Saltwater Fishes

Parrotfish

2 linked spots

Photo of Sweetlips and Grunts

Saltwater Fishes

Sweetlips and Grunts

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

A fish that is sitting in the sand

Saltwater Fishes

Butterfly Fish

1 linked spots

brown octopus swimming under the sea

Cuttlefish

1 linked spots

a blue and yellow fish on a coral reef

Saltwater Fishes

Damselfish

1 linked spots

Photo of Jackfish

Saltwater Fishes

Jackfish

1 linked spots

Photo of Leaf Scorpionfish

Saltwater Fishes

Leaf Scorpionfish

Taenianotus triacanthus

1 linked spots

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

Saltwater Fishes

Lionfish

1 linked spots

Photo of Ribbon Moray Eel (Ghost Eel)

Ribbon Moray Eel (Ghost Eel)

Rhinomuraena quaesita

1 linked spots

Photo of Scorpionfish

Saltwater Fishes

Scorpionfish

Scorpaenidae

1 linked spots

Photo of Squid

Squid

1 linked spots

Photo of Whitetip Reef Shark

Whitetip Reef Shark

Triaenodon obesus

1 linked spots