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Koh Lanta Thailand

A chill Andaman base with day trips to manta-ready pinnacles, limestone caverns, and snorkel-clear islands

Updated Jan 23, 2026 • 18 sources

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Wildlife In Koh Lanta Thailand

Browse the full species list linked to approved dive spots in Koh Lanta Thailand.

A blacktip reef shark swims over sandy seabed.
Sharks

Blacktip Reef Shark

Carcharhinus melanopterus

4 linked spots

gray snake photography
Rays

Moray Eel

4 linked spots

Saltwater Fishes

Snapper

4 linked spots

a fish that is swimming in the water
Saltwater Fishes

Barracuda

3 linked spots

brown turtle in sea
Turtles

Hawksbill Turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata

3 linked spots

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

Lionfish

3 linked spots

Molluscs

Nudibranch

3 linked spots

Molluscs

Octopus

3 linked spots

a fish that is swimming in some water
Saltwater Fishes

Angelfish

1 linked spot

orange and white clown fish
Saltwater Fishes

Clownfish

1 linked spot

brown octopus swimming under the sea
Molluscs

Cuttlefish

1 linked spot

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

Green Turtle

Chelonia mydas

1 linked spot

a large group of fish swimming around a coral reef
Saltwater Fishes

Pufferfish

Tetraodontidae

1 linked spot

Saltwater Fishes

Scorpionfish

Scorpaenidae

1 linked spot

Crustaceans

Shrimp

1 linked spot

green and black fish in body of water
Rays

Stingrays

1 linked spot

Saltwater Fishes

Sweetlips and Grunts

1 linked spot

Saltwater Fishes

Trumpetfish

1 linked spot

Sharks

Zebra Shark

Stegostoma tigrinum

1 linked spot