Wildlife · Destination Guide

Melbourne and Port Phillip Bay

Temperate sponge gardens, current-swept walls, historic wrecks and seal-rich bay snorkeling within reach of Melbourne.

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Wildlife In Melbourne and Port Phillip Bay

Browse the full species list linked to approved dive spots in Melbourne and Port Phillip Bay.

Molluscs

Cuttlefish

10 linked spots

Wildlife In Melbourne and Port Phillip Bay

Browse the full species list linked to approved dive spots in Melbourne and Port Phillip Bay.

Molluscs

Cuttlefish

10 linked spots

Molluscs

Octopus

10 linked spots

Rays

Stingrays

10 linked spots

Molluscs

Nudibranch

8 linked spots

Crustaceans

Crab

6 linked spots

Seahorses and Pipefishes

Weedy Seadragon

Phyllopteryx taeniolatus

6 linked spots

Saltwater Fishes

Wrasse

5 linked spots

Seahorses and Pipefishes

Common Seahorse

Hippocampus kuda

4 linked spots

Other Mammals

Fur Seal

4 linked spots

Saltwater Fishes

Pufferfish

Tetraodontidae

3 linked spots

Dolphins

Bottlenose Dolphin

2 linked spots

Saltwater Fishes

Goatfish

2 linked spots

Saltwater Fishes

Moray Eel

2 linked spots

Other Mammals

Seal

2 linked spots

Crustaceans

Shrimp

2 linked spots

Molluscs

Squid

2 linked spots

Saltwater Fishes

Damselfish

1 linked spots

Saltwater Fishes

Lionfish

1 linked spots

Turtles

Loggerhead Turtle

Caretta caretta

1 linked spots

Sharks

Mako Shark

Isurus

1 linked spots

Freshwater Fishes

Perch

1 linked spots

Freshwater Fishes

Stickleback

1 linked spots

Sharks

Zebra Shark

Stegostoma tigrinum

1 linked spots