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Munda and Roviana Lagoon Marine Life & Wildlife Guide

Wildlife · Destination Guide

Munda and Roviana Lagoon

Frontier day-boat diving, WWII wrecks, and kastom lagoon culture from the Western Province gateway

Updated Apr 26, 2026 • 23 sources

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Wildlife In Munda and Roviana Lagoon

Browse the full species list linked to approved dive spots in Munda and Roviana Lagoon.

Gestreifter Adlerrochen ( Pteromylaeus bovinus )

Eagle Ray

12 linked spots

a fish that is swimming in the water

saltwater-fishes

Barracuda

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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

Grey Reef Shark

Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos

10 linked spots

Photo of Nudibranch

Nudibranch

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gray snake photography

Moray Eel

7 linked spots

Photo of Whitetip Reef Shark

Whitetip Reef Shark

Triaenodon obesus

7 linked spots

A blacktip reef shark swims over sandy seabed.

Blacktip Reef Shark

Carcharhinus melanopterus

6 linked spots

Photo of Shrimp

Shrimp

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A fish that is sitting in the sand

saltwater-fishes

Butterfly Fish

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

Green Turtle

Chelonia mydas

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a fish that is swimming in some water

saltwater-fishes

Angelfish

3 linked spots

Photo of Grouper/Basslets

saltwater-fishes

Grouper/Basslets

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Photo of Jackfish

saltwater-fishes

Jackfish

3 linked spots

Photo of Octopus

Octopus

3 linked spots

a fish swimming in water

saltwater-fishes

Parrotfish

3 linked spots

Photo of Pipefish

seahorses-and-pipefishes

Pipefish

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Photo of Silvertip Shark

Silvertip Shark

Carcharhinus albimarginatus

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green and black fish in body of water

Stingrays

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Photo of Sweetlips and Grunts

saltwater-fishes

Sweetlips and Grunts

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brown octopus swimming under the sea

Cuttlefish

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brown turtle in sea

Hawksbill Turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata

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gray shark in body of water

Nurse Shark

Ginglymostoma cirratum

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Photo of Reef Manta Ray

Reef Manta Ray

Mobula alfredi

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Photo of Scalloped Hammerhead

saltwater-fishes

Scalloped Hammerhead

Sphyrna lewini

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Photo of Snapper

saltwater-fishes

Snapper

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Photo of Trumpetfish

saltwater-fishes

Trumpetfish

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Photo of Tuna

saltwater-fishes

Tuna

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A moorish idol fish swims in dark water.

saltwater-fishes

Bannerfish

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orange and white clown fish

saltwater-fishes

Clownfish

1 linked spots

Photo of Common Seahorse

seahorses-and-pipefishes

Common Seahorse

Hippocampus kuda

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crab on rock

Crab

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gray animal underwater

Dugong

Dugong dugon

1 linked spots

Photo of Eel

saltwater-fishes

Eel

1 linked spots

Photo of Flounder

saltwater-fishes

Flounder

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

saltwater-fishes

Lionfish

1 linked spots

Photo of Loggerhead Turtle

Loggerhead Turtle

Caretta caretta

1 linked spots

Photo of Porcupinefish

saltwater-fishes

Porcupinefish

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 Scorpionfish

saltwater-fishes

Scorpionfish

Scorpaenidae

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a blue and white fish in an aquarium

saltwater-fishes

Triggerfish

1 linked spots

Photo of Wrasse

saltwater-fishes

Wrasse

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