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Mahé

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Updated Mar 25, 2026 • 24 sources

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Wildlife In Mahé

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

green and black fish in body of water
Rays

Stingrays

15 linked spots

brown turtle in sea
Turtles

Hawksbill Turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata

14 linked spots

Molluscs

Octopus

13 linked spots

a fish swimming in water
Saltwater Fishes

Parrotfish

12 linked spots

Saltwater Fishes

Snapper

12 linked spots

Gestreifter Adlerrochen ( Pteromylaeus bovinus )
Rays

Eagle Ray

11 linked spots

Saltwater Fishes

Scorpionfish

Scorpaenidae

11 linked spots

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

Lionfish

9 linked spots

a fish that is swimming in some water
Saltwater Fishes

Angelfish

8 linked spots

Saltwater Fishes

Sweetlips and Grunts

8 linked spots

Sharks

Whitetip Reef Shark

Triaenodon obesus

8 linked spots

a yellow and black spotted fish in an aquarium
Saltwater Fishes

Boxfish

Ostraciidae (family)

7 linked spots

A fish that is sitting in the sand
Saltwater Fishes

Butterfly Fish

7 linked spots

gray snake photography
Rays

Moray Eel

7 linked spots

a fish that is swimming in the water
Saltwater Fishes

Barracuda

6 linked spots

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

Green Turtle

Chelonia mydas

6 linked spots

Saltwater Fishes

Grouper/Basslets

6 linked spots

Saltwater Fishes

Jackfish

6 linked spots

a blue and white fish in an aquarium
Saltwater Fishes

Triggerfish

6 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
Sharks

Grey Reef Shark

Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos

5 linked spots

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

Whale Shark

Rhincodon typus

5 linked spots

gray shark in body of water
Sharks

Nurse Shark

Ginglymostoma cirratum

4 linked spots

Saltwater Fishes

Eel

3 linked spots

Seahorses and Pipefishes

Pipefish

3 linked spots

a large group of fish swimming around a coral reef
Saltwater Fishes

Pufferfish

Tetraodontidae

3 linked spots

Saltwater Fishes

Soldierfish

Myripristinae

3 linked spots

orange and white clown fish
Saltwater Fishes

Clownfish

2 linked spots

a blue and yellow fish on a coral reef
Saltwater Fishes

Damselfish

2 linked spots

Shovelnose guitarfish
Rays

Guitarfish

2 linked spots

Saltwater Fishes

Porcupinefish

2 linked spots

A blacktip reef shark swims over sandy seabed.
Sharks

Blacktip Reef Shark

Carcharhinus melanopterus

1 linked spot

Whales

Bryde’s Whale

1 linked spot

Freshwater Fishes

Carp

1 linked spot

closeup photography of yellow seahorse
Seahorses and Pipefishes

Common Seahorse

Hippocampus kuda

1 linked spot

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

Frogfish

1 linked spot

Saltwater Fishes

Leaf Scorpionfish

Taenianotus triacanthus

1 linked spot

Molluscs

Nudibranch

1 linked spot

Rays

Reef Manta Ray

Mobula alfredi

1 linked spot

Molluscs

Squid

1 linked spot

Saltwater Fishes

Trumpetfish

1 linked spot

Saltwater Fishes

Wrasse

1 linked spot