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Malta Marine Life & Wildlife Guide

Wildlife · Destination Guide

Malta

Wrecks, arches, caves, and clear Mediterranean water in one compact island chain

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Wildlife In Malta

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

Photo of Octopus

Octopus

42 linked spots

gray snake photography

Moray Eel

40 linked spots

Photo of Grouper/Basslets

saltwater-fishes

Grouper/Basslets

29 linked spots

Photo of Scorpionfish

saltwater-fishes

Scorpionfish

Scorpaenidae

25 linked spots

a blue and yellow fish on a coral reef

saltwater-fishes

Damselfish

24 linked spots

green and black fish in body of water

Stingrays

23 linked spots

a fish that is swimming in the water

saltwater-fishes

Barracuda

20 linked spots

Photo of Nudibranch

Nudibranch

19 linked spots

brown octopus swimming under the sea

Cuttlefish

15 linked spots

crab on rock

Crab

11 linked spots

a fish swimming in water

saltwater-fishes

Parrotfish

11 linked spots

Photo of Jackfish

saltwater-fishes

Jackfish

9 linked spots

Photo of Wrasse

saltwater-fishes

Wrasse

8 linked spots

Conger oceanicus from the Gulf of Mexico

saltwater-fishes

Conger Eel

Conger

5 linked spots

Gestreifter Adlerrochen ( Pteromylaeus bovinus )

Eagle Ray

5 linked spots

a blue and white fish in an aquarium

saltwater-fishes

Triggerfish

5 linked spots

Photo of Tuna

saltwater-fishes

Tuna

5 linked spots

Photo of Flounder

saltwater-fishes

Flounder

3 linked spots

Photo of Bass

freshwater-fishes

Bass

2 linked spots

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

saltwater-fishes

Lionfish

2 linked spots

Photo of Common Seahorse

seahorses-and-pipefishes

Common Seahorse

Hippocampus kuda

1 linked spots

Photo of Eel

saltwater-fishes

Eel

1 linked spots

Photo of Emperor

saltwater-fishes

Emperor

1 linked spots

Photo of Giant Oceanic Manta Ray

Giant Oceanic Manta Ray

Mobula birostris

1 linked spots

Photo of Goatfish

saltwater-fishes

Goatfish

1 linked spots

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

Green Turtle

Chelonia mydas

1 linked spots

brown turtle in sea

Hawksbill Turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata

1 linked spots

grey shark in the water

Mako Shark

Isurus

1 linked spots

Photo of Reef Manta Ray

Reef Manta Ray

Mobula alfredi

1 linked spots

Photo of Shrimp

Shrimp

1 linked spots

Photo of Snapper

saltwater-fishes

Snapper

1 linked spots

Photo of Squid

Squid

1 linked spots

Photo of Stickleback

freshwater-fishes

Stickleback

1 linked spots

Photo of Walleye

freshwater-fishes

Walleye

Sander vitreus

1 linked spots