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Koh Tao Marine Life & Wildlife Guide

Wildlife · Destination Guide

Koh Tao

Warm-water pinnacles, a signature wreck, and snorkel bays in Thailand's Turtle Island dive town

Updated Jan 23, 2026 • 15 sources

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Wildlife In Koh Tao

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green and black fish in body of water

Stingrays

24 linked spots

gray snake photography

rays

Moray Eel

21 linked spots

Photo of Grouper/Basslets

saltwater-fishes

Grouper/Basslets

20 linked spots

a fish that is swimming in the water

saltwater-fishes

Barracuda

19 linked spots

a fish that is swimming in some water

saltwater-fishes

Angelfish

17 linked spots

Photo of Nudibranch

Nudibranch

16 linked spots

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

Green Turtle

Chelonia mydas

14 linked spots

a fish swimming in water

saltwater-fishes

Parrotfish

14 linked spots

Photo of Sweetlips and Grunts

saltwater-fishes

Sweetlips and Grunts

14 linked spots

a blue and white fish in an aquarium

saltwater-fishes

Triggerfish

14 linked spots

A moorish idol fish swims in dark water.

saltwater-fishes

Bannerfish

13 linked spots

orange and white clown fish

saltwater-fishes

Clownfish

12 linked spots

Photo of Snapper

saltwater-fishes

Snapper

12 linked spots

A fish that is sitting in the sand

saltwater-fishes

Butterfly Fish

11 linked spots

Photo of Wrasse

saltwater-fishes

Wrasse

11 linked spots

Photo of Scorpionfish

saltwater-fishes

Scorpionfish

Scorpaenidae

8 linked spots

Photo of Shrimp

Shrimp

8 linked spots

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

Whale Shark

Rhincodon typus

8 linked spots

brown turtle in sea

Hawksbill Turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata

7 linked spots

Photo of Pipefish

seahorses-and-pipefishes

Pipefish

7 linked spots

Photo of Octopus

Octopus

6 linked spots

Photo of Pufferfish

saltwater-fishes

Pufferfish

Tetraodontidae

6 linked spots

A blacktip reef shark swims over sandy seabed.

Blacktip Reef Shark

Carcharhinus melanopterus

5 linked spots

a yellow and black spotted fish in an aquarium

saltwater-fishes

Boxfish

Ostraciidae (family)

5 linked spots

a blue and yellow fish on a coral reef

saltwater-fishes

Damselfish

4 linked spots

Photo of Porcupinefish

saltwater-fishes

Porcupinefish

4 linked spots

crab on rock

Crab

3 linked spots

Photo of Jackfish

saltwater-fishes

Jackfish

3 linked spots

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

saltwater-fishes

Lionfish

3 linked spots

brown octopus swimming under the sea

Cuttlefish

2 linked spots

Gestreifter Adlerrochen ( Pteromylaeus bovinus )

Eagle Ray

2 linked spots

Photo of Garfish uploaded from iNaturalist .

saltwater-fishes

Garfish

Belone belone

2 linked spots

Photo of Goatfish

saltwater-fishes

Goatfish

2 linked spots

Photo of Surgeonfish

saltwater-fishes

Surgeonfish

Acanthuridae

2 linked spots

Photo of Zebra Shark

Zebra Shark

Stegostoma tigrinum

2 linked spots

Photo of Common Seahorse

seahorses-and-pipefishes

Common Seahorse

Hippocampus kuda

1 linked spots

a close up of a sea anemone on the ocean floor

saltwater-fishes

Frogfish

1 linked spots

Photo of Giant Oceanic Manta Ray

Giant Oceanic Manta Ray

Mobula birostris

1 linked spots

Photo of Scalloped Hammerhead

saltwater-fishes

Scalloped Hammerhead

Sphyrna lewini

1 linked spots

Photo of Tuna

saltwater-fishes

Tuna

1 linked spots