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Lady Elliot Island Australia

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 Australia

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

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

Green Turtle

Chelonia mydas

4 linked spots

Rays

Reef Manta Ray

Mobula alfredi

3 linked spots

green and black fish in body of water
Rays

Stingrays

3 linked spots

Turtles

Loggerhead Turtle

Caretta caretta

2 linked spots

orange and white clown fish
Saltwater Fishes

Clownfish

1 linked spot

Gestreifter Adlerrochen ( Pteromylaeus bovinus )
Rays

Eagle Ray

1 linked spot

brown turtle in sea
Turtles

Hawksbill Turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata

1 linked spot

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

Lionfish

1 linked spot

Molluscs

Octopus

1 linked spot

Other Mammals

Seal

1 linked spot

Sharks

Whitetip Reef Shark

Triaenodon obesus

1 linked spot