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Fuvahmulah Marine Life & Wildlife Guide

Wildlife · Destination Guide

Fuvahmulah

A local-island base for tiger sharks, deep walls, and biosphere reserve nature

Updated Feb 13, 2026 • 25 sources

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Wildlife In Fuvahmulah

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Photo of Whitetip Reef Shark

Whitetip Reef Shark

Triaenodon obesus

8 linked spots

a fish that is swimming in the water

saltwater-fishes

Barracuda

7 linked spots

Photo of Giant Oceanic Manta Ray

Giant Oceanic Manta Ray

Mobula birostris

7 linked spots

Photo of Silvertip Shark

Silvertip Shark

Carcharhinus albimarginatus

7 linked spots

Photo of Thresher Shark

Thresher Shark

6 linked spots

Photo of Tuna

saltwater-fishes

Tuna

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 Grouper/Basslets

saltwater-fishes

Grouper/Basslets

5 linked spots

Photo of Tiger Shark

Tiger Shark

Galeocerdo cuvier

5 linked spots

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

Whale Shark

Rhincodon typus

4 linked spots

Photo of Jackfish

saltwater-fishes

Jackfish

3 linked spots

Photo of Ocean Sunfish

saltwater-fishes

Ocean Sunfish

Mola mola

3 linked spots

Photo of Scalloped Hammerhead

saltwater-fishes

Scalloped Hammerhead

Sphyrna lewini

3 linked spots

A fish that is sitting in the sand

saltwater-fishes

Butterfly Fish

2 linked spots

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

Green Turtle

Chelonia mydas

2 linked spots

brown turtle in sea

Hawksbill Turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata

2 linked spots

gray snake photography

Moray Eel

2 linked spots

Photo of Nudibranch

Nudibranch

2 linked spots

Photo of Snapper

saltwater-fishes

Snapper

2 linked spots

Photo of Wrasse

saltwater-fishes

Wrasse

2 linked spots

a fish that is swimming in some water

saltwater-fishes

Angelfish

1 linked spots

orange and white clown fish

saltwater-fishes

Clownfish

1 linked spots

Gestreifter Adlerrochen ( Pteromylaeus bovinus )

Eagle Ray

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

grey shark in the water

Mako Shark

Isurus

1 linked spots

Photo of Oceanic Whitetip Shark

Oceanic Whitetip Shark

Carcharhinus longimanus

1 linked spots

a fish swimming in water

saltwater-fishes

Parrotfish

1 linked spots

Photo of Pipefish

seahorses-and-pipefishes

Pipefish

1 linked spots

Photo of Reef Manta Ray

Reef Manta Ray

Mobula alfredi

1 linked spots

Photo of Shrimp

Shrimp

1 linked spots

green and black fish in body of water

Stingrays

1 linked spots