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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

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

green and black fish in body of water
Rays

Stingrays

17 linked spots

Saltwater Fishes

Grouper/Basslets

14 linked spots

gray snake photography
Rays

Moray Eel

14 linked spots

a fish that is swimming in the water
Saltwater Fishes

Barracuda

12 linked spots

Molluscs

Nudibranch

12 linked spots

a blue and white fish in an aquarium
Saltwater Fishes

Triggerfish

12 linked spots

a fish that is swimming in some water
Saltwater Fishes

Angelfish

11 linked spots

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

Green Turtle

Chelonia mydas

10 linked spots

a fish swimming in water
Saltwater Fishes

Parrotfish

8 linked spots

Saltwater Fishes

Snapper

8 linked spots

Saltwater Fishes

Wrasse

8 linked spots

A moorish idol fish swims in dark water.
Saltwater Fishes

Bannerfish

7 linked spots

orange and white clown fish
Saltwater Fishes

Clownfish

7 linked spots

Saltwater Fishes

Sweetlips and Grunts

7 linked spots

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

Whale Shark

Rhincodon typus

7 linked spots

A fish that is sitting in the sand
Saltwater Fishes

Butterfly Fish

6 linked spots

Crustaceans

Shrimp

6 linked spots

brown turtle in sea
Turtles

Hawksbill Turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata

5 linked spots

Molluscs

Octopus

5 linked spots

Seahorses and Pipefishes

Pipefish

5 linked spots

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

Pufferfish

Tetraodontidae

5 linked spots

Saltwater Fishes

Scorpionfish

Scorpaenidae

5 linked spots

A blacktip reef shark swims over sandy seabed.
Sharks

Blacktip Reef Shark

Carcharhinus melanopterus

3 linked spots

a yellow and black spotted fish in an aquarium
Saltwater Fishes

Boxfish

Ostraciidae (family)

3 linked spots

crab on rock
Crustaceans

Crab

3 linked spots

a blue and yellow fish on a coral reef
Saltwater Fishes

Damselfish

3 linked spots

Saltwater Fishes

Porcupinefish

3 linked spots

brown octopus swimming under the sea
Molluscs

Cuttlefish

2 linked spots

Photo of Garfish uploaded from iNaturalist .
Saltwater Fishes

Garfish

Belone belone

2 linked spots

Saltwater Fishes

Jackfish

2 linked spots

Saltwater Fishes

Surgeonfish

Acanthuridae

2 linked spots

closeup photography of yellow seahorse
Seahorses and Pipefishes

Common Seahorse

Hippocampus kuda

1 linked spot

Gestreifter Adlerrochen ( Pteromylaeus bovinus )
Rays

Eagle Ray

1 linked spot

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

Frogfish

1 linked spot

Rays

Giant Oceanic Manta Ray

Mobula birostris

1 linked spot

Saltwater Fishes

Goatfish

1 linked spot

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

Lionfish

1 linked spot

Saltwater Fishes

Scalloped Hammerhead

Sphyrna lewini

1 linked spot

Saltwater Fishes

Tuna

1 linked spot

Sharks

Zebra Shark

Stegostoma tigrinum

1 linked spot