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Kota Kinabalu and Tunku Abdul Rahman Park (TARP) Marine Life & Wildlife Guide

Wildlife · Destination Guide

Kota Kinabalu and Tunku Abdul Rahman Park (TARP)

A city base with a five-island marine park on your doorstep

Updated Feb 13, 2026 • 11 sources

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Wildlife In Kota Kinabalu and Tunku Abdul Rahman Park (TARP)

Browse the full species list linked to approved dive spots in Kota Kinabalu and Tunku Abdul Rahman Park (TARP).

Photo of Nudibranch

Nudibranch

16 linked spots

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

turtles

Green Turtle

Chelonia mydas

9 linked spots

a close up of a sea anemone on the ocean floor

saltwater-fishes

Frogfish

8 linked spots

a fish that is swimming in the water

saltwater-fishes

Barracuda

7 linked spots

orange and white clown fish

saltwater-fishes

Clownfish

7 linked spots

brown turtle in sea

Hawksbill Turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata

7 linked spots

gray snake photography

Moray Eel

7 linked spots

Photo of Snapper

saltwater-fishes

Snapper

7 linked spots

Photo of Common Seahorse

seahorses-and-pipefishes

Common Seahorse

Hippocampus kuda

6 linked spots

Photo of Octopus

Octopus

6 linked spots

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

saltwater-fishes

Lionfish

5 linked spots

a fish swimming in water

saltwater-fishes

Parrotfish

5 linked spots

Photo of Pufferfish

saltwater-fishes

Pufferfish

Tetraodontidae

5 linked spots

A blacktip reef shark swims over sandy seabed.

Blacktip Reef Shark

Carcharhinus melanopterus

4 linked spots

Gestreifter Adlerrochen ( Pteromylaeus bovinus )

Eagle Ray

4 linked spots

Photo of Grouper/Basslets

saltwater-fishes

Grouper/Basslets

4 linked spots

Photo of Pipefish

seahorses-and-pipefishes

Pipefish

4 linked spots

Photo of Shrimp

Shrimp

4 linked spots

green and black fish in body of water

Stingrays

4 linked spots

a blue and yellow fish on a coral reef

saltwater-fishes

Damselfish

3 linked spots

a blue and white fish in an aquarium

saltwater-fishes

Triggerfish

3 linked spots

a fish that is swimming in some water

saltwater-fishes

Angelfish

2 linked spots

A fish that is sitting in the sand

saltwater-fishes

Butterfly Fish

2 linked spots

brown octopus swimming under the sea

Cuttlefish

2 linked spots

Photo of Eel

saltwater-fishes

Eel

2 linked spots

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

Grey Reef Shark

Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos

2 linked spots

Photo of Scorpionfish

saltwater-fishes

Scorpionfish

Scorpaenidae

2 linked spots

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

Whale Shark

Rhincodon typus

2 linked spots

Photo of Whitetip Reef Shark

Whitetip Reef Shark

Triaenodon obesus

2 linked spots

Photo of Wrasse

saltwater-fishes

Wrasse

2 linked spots

crab on rock

Crab

1 linked spots

Photo of Jackfish

saltwater-fishes

Jackfish

1 linked spots

gray shark under water during daytime

Lemon Shark

Negaprion brevirostris

1 linked spots

gray shark in body of water

Nurse Shark

Ginglymostoma cirratum

1 linked spots

Photo of Olive Ridley Turtle

Olive Ridley Turtle

Lepidochelys olivacea

1 linked spots

Photo of Sea Lion

Sea Lion

1 linked spots

Photo of Squid

Squid

1 linked spots

Photo of Trumpetfish

saltwater-fishes

Trumpetfish

1 linked spots

Photo of Tuna

saltwater-fishes

Tuna

1 linked spots