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Gili Islands

Car-free island life with turtles, reefs, and easy day-boat diving

Updated Dec 13, 2025 • 13 sources

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Wildlife In Gili Islands

Browse the full species list linked to approved dive spots in Gili Islands.

brown octopus swimming under the sea
Molluscs

Cuttlefish

4 linked spots

Molluscs

Octopus

4 linked spots

Seahorses and Pipefishes

Pipefish

3 linked spots

crab on rock
Crustaceans

Crab

2 linked spots

a close up of a sea anemone on the ocean floor
Saltwater Fishes

Frogfish

2 linked spots

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

Green Turtle

Chelonia mydas

2 linked spots

Seahorses and Pipefishes

Pygmy Seahorse

2 linked spots

Saltwater Fishes

Scorpionfish

Scorpaenidae

2 linked spots

Crustaceans

Shrimp

2 linked spots

a fish that is swimming in the water
Saltwater Fishes

Barracuda

1 linked spot

a yellow and black spotted fish in an aquarium
Saltwater Fishes

Boxfish

Ostraciidae (family)

1 linked spot

A fish that is sitting in the sand
Saltwater Fishes

Butterfly Fish

1 linked spot

closeup photography of yellow seahorse
Seahorses and Pipefishes

Common Seahorse

Hippocampus kuda

1 linked spot

brown turtle in sea
Turtles

Hawksbill Turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata

1 linked spot

gray snake photography
Rays

Moray Eel

1 linked spot

Molluscs

Nudibranch

1 linked spot

Saltwater Fishes

Snapper

1 linked spot

green and black fish in body of water
Rays

Stingrays

1 linked spot

Saltwater Fishes

Sweetlips and Grunts

1 linked spot

a blue and white fish in an aquarium
Saltwater Fishes

Triggerfish

1 linked spot

Saltwater Fishes

Trumpetfish

1 linked spot

Sharks

Whitetip Reef Shark

Triaenodon obesus

1 linked spot