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Komodo

World class drifts, manta encounters, and rugged islands with dragons

Updated Oct 30, 2025 • 22 sources

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Wildlife In Komodo

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

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

Frogfish

5 linked spots

Photo of Nudibranch
Molluscs

Nudibranch

4 linked spots

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

Green Turtle

Chelonia mydas

2 linked spots

brown turtle in sea
Turtles

Hawksbill Turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata

2 linked spots

Photo of Octopus
Molluscs

Octopus

2 linked spots

Photo of Shrimp
Crustaceans

Shrimp

2 linked spots

crab on rock
Crustaceans

Crab

1 linked spot

Gestreifter Adlerrochen ( Pteromylaeus bovinus )
Rays

Eagle Ray

1 linked spot

Torpedo marmorata - Spotted torpedo / Torpedo (Tembladera) / Raie torpille, Tenerife.
Rays

Electric Ray

1 linked spot

Photo of Flounder
Saltwater Fishes

Flounder

1 linked spot

Grey reef shark (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos) Image ID: corl0207, NOAA's Coral Kingdom Collection Location: Pacific Remote Islands, Kingman Reef Photo Date: 2015 Photographer: Kevin Lino NOAA/NMFS/PIFSC/ESD
Sharks

Grey Reef Shark

Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos

1 linked spot

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

Lionfish

1 linked spot

Photo of Pipefish
Seahorses and Pipefishes

Pipefish

1 linked spot

Photo of Pygmy Seahorse
Seahorses and Pipefishes

Pygmy Seahorse

1 linked spot

Photo of Reef Manta Ray
Rays

Reef Manta Ray

Mobula alfredi

1 linked spot

Photo of Scorpionfish
Saltwater Fishes

Scorpionfish

Scorpaenidae

1 linked spot

green and black fish in body of water
Rays

Stingrays

1 linked spot

Photo of Whitetip Reef Shark
Sharks

Whitetip Reef Shark

Triaenodon obesus

1 linked spot