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Lady Elliot Island

Fly-in manta ray sanctuary at the southern tip of the Great Barrier Reef

Updated Jan 23, 2026 • 15 sources

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Wildlife In Lady Elliot Island

Browse the full species list linked to approved dive spots in Lady Elliot Island.

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

Green Turtle

Chelonia mydas

10 linked spots

Photo of Reef Manta Ray
Rays

Reef Manta Ray

Mobula alfredi

7 linked spots

green and black fish in body of water
Rays

Stingrays

7 linked spots

Gestreifter Adlerrochen ( Pteromylaeus bovinus )
Rays

Eagle Ray

6 linked spots

Photo of Loggerhead Turtle
Turtles

Loggerhead Turtle

Caretta caretta

5 linked spots

brown turtle in sea
Turtles

Hawksbill Turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata

3 linked spots

Photo of Nudibranch
Molluscs

Nudibranch

3 linked spots

Photo of Octopus
Molluscs

Octopus

3 linked spots

Photo of Whitetip Reef Shark
Sharks

Whitetip Reef Shark

Triaenodon obesus

3 linked spots

Photo of Wrasse
Saltwater Fishes

Wrasse

3 linked spots

a fish that is swimming in the water
Saltwater Fishes

Barracuda

2 linked spots

Photo of Grouper/Basslets
Saltwater Fishes

Grouper/Basslets

2 linked spots

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

Lionfish

2 linked spots

gray snake photography
Rays

Moray Eel

2 linked spots

orange and white clown fish
Saltwater Fishes

Clownfish

1 linked spot

Photo of Common Seahorse
Seahorses and Pipefishes

Common Seahorse

Hippocampus kuda

1 linked spot

Photo of Giant Oceanic Manta Ray
Rays

Giant Oceanic Manta Ray

Mobula birostris

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

Photo of Jackfish
Saltwater Fishes

Jackfish

1 linked spot

gray shark in body of water
Sharks

Nurse Shark

Ginglymostoma cirratum

1 linked spot

Photo of Scorpionfish
Saltwater Fishes

Scorpionfish

Scorpaenidae

1 linked spot

Photo of Seal
Other Mammals

Seal

1 linked spot

Photo of Sweetlips and Grunts
Saltwater Fishes

Sweetlips and Grunts

1 linked spot

Photo of Trumpetfish
Saltwater Fishes

Trumpetfish

1 linked spot

Photo of Wobbegong
Sharks

Wobbegong

1 linked spot