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Ishigaki and Iriomote Marine Life & Wildlife Guide

Wildlife · Destination Guide

Ishigaki and Iriomote

Manta-season reef boats and wild Iriomote river country, joined by a weather-sensitive ferry.

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Wildlife In Ishigaki and Iriomote

Browse the full species list linked to approved dive spots in Ishigaki and Iriomote.

Photo of Reef Manta Ray

Reef Manta Ray

Mobula alfredi

12 linked spots

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

Turtles

Green Turtle

Chelonia mydas

8 linked spots

Photo of Tuna

Saltwater Fishes

Tuna

8 linked spots

A fish that is sitting in the sand

Saltwater Fishes

Butterfly Fish

7 linked spots

Photo of Nudibranch

Nudibranch

7 linked spots

Photo of Snapper

Saltwater Fishes

Snapper

7 linked spots

a fish that is swimming in the water

Saltwater Fishes

Barracuda

6 linked spots

orange and white clown fish

Saltwater Fishes

Clownfish

5 linked spots

Photo of Scorpionfish

Saltwater Fishes

Scorpionfish

Scorpaenidae

5 linked spots

Photo of Shrimp

Shrimp

5 linked spots

a blue and yellow fish on a coral reef

Saltwater Fishes

Damselfish

4 linked spots

Gestreifter Adlerrochen ( Pteromylaeus bovinus )

Eagle Ray

4 linked spots

Photo of Grouper/Basslets

Saltwater Fishes

Grouper/Basslets

4 linked spots

brown turtle in sea

Hawksbill Turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata

3 linked spots

Photo of Jackfish

Saltwater Fishes

Jackfish

3 linked spots

Photo of Wrasse

Saltwater Fishes

Wrasse

3 linked spots

Photo of Eel

Saltwater Fishes

Eel

2 linked spots

Photo of Loggerhead Turtle

Loggerhead Turtle

Caretta caretta

2 linked spots

gray snake photography

Saltwater Fishes

Moray Eel

2 linked spots

Photo of Ocean Sunfish

Saltwater Fishes

Ocean Sunfish

Mola mola

2 linked spots

Photo of Surgeonfish

Saltwater Fishes

Surgeonfish

Acanthuridae

2 linked spots

Photo of Whitetip Reef Shark

Whitetip Reef Shark

Triaenodon obesus

2 linked spots

Conger oceanicus from the Gulf of Mexico

Saltwater Fishes

Conger Eel

Conger

1 linked spots

brown octopus swimming under the sea

Cuttlefish

1 linked spots

Photo of Emperor

Saltwater Fishes

Emperor

1 linked spots

Photo of Flounder

Saltwater Fishes

Flounder

1 linked spots

a close up of a sea anemone on the ocean floor

Saltwater Fishes

Frogfish

1 linked spots

Photo of Goatfish

Saltwater Fishes

Goatfish

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 Octopus

Octopus

1 linked spots

Photo of Pipefish

Seahorses and Pipefishes

Pipefish

1 linked spots

Photo of Pygmy Seahorse

Seahorses and Pipefishes

Pygmy Seahorse

1 linked spots

Photo of Ribbon Moray Eel (Ghost Eel)

Ribbon Moray Eel (Ghost Eel)

Rhinomuraena quaesita

1 linked spots

Photo of Spiny Seahorse

Seahorses and Pipefishes

Spiny Seahorse

Hippocampus histrix

1 linked spots

Photo of Tiger Shark

Tiger Shark

Galeocerdo cuvier

1 linked spots

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

Whale Shark

Rhincodon typus

1 linked spots