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Mafia Island and Chole Bay Marine Life & Wildlife Guide

Wildlife · Destination Guide

Mafia Island and Chole Bay

Tide-led coral diving, village islands and seasonal whale sharks

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Wildlife In Mafia Island and Chole Bay

Browse the full species list linked to approved dive spots in Mafia Island and Chole Bay.

Photo of Nudibranch

Nudibranch

15 linked spots

Photo of Grouper/Basslets

Saltwater Fishes

Grouper/Basslets

12 linked spots

gray snake photography

Saltwater Fishes

Moray Eel

11 linked spots

green and black fish in body of water

Stingrays

11 linked spots

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

Green Turtle

Chelonia mydas

9 linked spots

Photo of Snapper

Saltwater Fishes

Snapper

9 linked spots

Photo of Shrimp

Shrimp

8 linked spots

Photo of Wrasse

Saltwater Fishes

Wrasse

7 linked spots

crab on rock

Crab

6 linked spots

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

Saltwater Fishes

Lionfish

6 linked spots

Photo of Scorpionfish

Saltwater Fishes

Scorpionfish

Scorpaenidae

6 linked spots

brown turtle in sea

Hawksbill Turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata

5 linked spots

a fish swimming in water

Saltwater Fishes

Parrotfish

5 linked spots

Photo of Pipefish

Seahorses and Pipefishes

Pipefish

5 linked spots

a close up of a sea anemone on the ocean floor

Saltwater Fishes

Frogfish

4 linked spots

Photo of Jackfish

Saltwater Fishes

Jackfish

4 linked spots

a fish that is swimming in some water

Saltwater Fishes

Angelfish

3 linked spots

Photo of Common Seahorse

Seahorses and Pipefishes

Common Seahorse

Hippocampus kuda

3 linked spots

Photo of Emperor

Saltwater Fishes

Emperor

3 linked spots

Photo of Octopus

Octopus

3 linked spots

Photo of Sweetlips and Grunts

Saltwater Fishes

Sweetlips and Grunts

3 linked spots

a fish that is swimming in the water

Saltwater Fishes

Barracuda

2 linked spots

A fish that is sitting in the sand

Saltwater Fishes

Butterfly Fish

2 linked spots

a blue and yellow fish on a coral reef

Saltwater Fishes

Damselfish

2 linked spots

Photo of Leaf Scorpionfish

Saltwater Fishes

Leaf Scorpionfish

Taenianotus triacanthus

2 linked spots

Photo of Snake Eel

Saltwater Fishes

Snake Eel

Ophichthidae

2 linked spots

a blue and white fish in an aquarium

Saltwater Fishes

Triggerfish

2 linked spots

Photo of Whitetip Reef Shark

Whitetip Reef Shark

Triaenodon obesus

2 linked spots

A moorish idol fish swims in dark water.

Saltwater Fishes

Bannerfish

1 linked spots

orange and white clown fish

Saltwater Fishes

Clownfish

1 linked spots

brown octopus swimming under the sea

Cuttlefish

1 linked spots

Gestreifter Adlerrochen ( Pteromylaeus bovinus )

Eagle Ray

1 linked spots

Photo of Flounder

Saltwater Fishes

Flounder

1 linked spots

Photo of Goatfish

Saltwater Fishes

Goatfish

1 linked spots

white shark under blue sky

Great Hammerhead Shark

Sphyrna mokarran

1 linked spots

Photo of Guitarfish

Guitarfish

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 Pufferfish

Saltwater Fishes

Pufferfish

Tetraodontidae

1 linked spots

Photo of Pygmy Seahorse

Seahorses and Pipefishes

Pygmy Seahorse

1 linked spots

Photo of Ribbon Moray Eel (Ghost Eel)

Ribbon Moray Eel (Ghost Eel)

Rhinomuraena quaesita

1 linked spots

Photo of Seamoth

Saltwater Fishes

Seamoth

1 linked spots

Photo of Spiny Seahorse

Seahorses and Pipefishes

Spiny Seahorse

Hippocampus histrix

1 linked spots

Photo of Surgeonfish

Saltwater Fishes

Surgeonfish

Acanthuridae

1 linked spots

Photo of Thresher Shark

Thresher Shark

1 linked spots

Photo of Trumpetfish

Saltwater Fishes

Trumpetfish

1 linked spots

Photo of Tuna

Saltwater Fishes

Tuna

1 linked spots