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Musandam Marine Life & Wildlife Guide

Wildlife · Destination Guide

Musandam

Fjord cruising, limestone pinnacles, and low-crowd diving at Oman's northern tip

Updated Feb 13, 2026 • 20 sources

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Wildlife In Musandam

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green and black fish in body of water

Stingrays

33 linked spots

gray snake photography

rays

Moray Eel

25 linked spots

a fish that is swimming in the water

saltwater-fishes

Barracuda

20 linked spots

Gestreifter Adlerrochen ( Pteromylaeus bovinus )

Eagle Ray

20 linked spots

Photo of Jackfish

saltwater-fishes

Jackfish

18 linked spots

Photo of Nudibranch

Nudibranch

17 linked spots

a fish that is swimming in some water

saltwater-fishes

Angelfish

13 linked spots

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

Green Turtle

Chelonia mydas

12 linked spots

Photo of Snapper

saltwater-fishes

Snapper

11 linked spots

brown octopus swimming under the sea

Cuttlefish

10 linked spots

a fish swimming in water

saltwater-fishes

Parrotfish

10 linked spots

a blue and white fish in an aquarium

saltwater-fishes

Triggerfish

8 linked spots

Photo of Tuna

saltwater-fishes

Tuna

6 linked spots

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

Whale Shark

Rhincodon typus

6 linked spots

Photo of Zebra Shark

Zebra Shark

Stegostoma tigrinum

6 linked spots

orange and white clown fish

saltwater-fishes

Clownfish

5 linked spots

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

saltwater-fishes

Lionfish

5 linked spots

Photo of Shrimp

Shrimp

5 linked spots

Photo of Wrasse

saltwater-fishes

Wrasse

5 linked spots

Torpedo marmorata - Spotted torpedo / Torpedo (Tembladera) / Raie torpille, Tenerife.

Electric Ray

4 linked spots

Photo of Eel

saltwater-fishes

Eel

3 linked spots

Photo of Grouper/Basslets

saltwater-fishes

Grouper/Basslets

3 linked spots

brown turtle in sea

Hawksbill Turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata

3 linked spots

Photo of Pufferfish

saltwater-fishes

Pufferfish

Tetraodontidae

3 linked spots

Photo of Sweetlips and Grunts

saltwater-fishes

Sweetlips and Grunts

3 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 Ocean Sunfish

saltwater-fishes

Ocean Sunfish

Mola mola

2 linked spots

Photo of Octopus

Octopus

2 linked spots

Photo of Scorpionfish

saltwater-fishes

Scorpionfish

Scorpaenidae

2 linked spots

Photo of Trumpetfish

saltwater-fishes

Trumpetfish

2 linked spots

Photo of Whitetip Reef Shark

Whitetip Reef Shark

Triaenodon obesus

2 linked spots

A blacktip reef shark swims over sandy seabed.

Blacktip Reef Shark

Carcharhinus melanopterus

1 linked spots

dolphin in body of water

Bottlenose Dolphin

1 linked spots

Photo of Common Seahorse

seahorses-and-pipefishes

Common Seahorse

Hippocampus kuda

1 linked spots

crab on rock

Crab

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

gray shark in body of water

Nurse Shark

Ginglymostoma cirratum

1 linked spots

Photo of Pipefish

seahorses-and-pipefishes

Pipefish

1 linked spots

Photo of Scalloped Hammerhead

saltwater-fishes

Scalloped Hammerhead

Sphyrna lewini

1 linked spots

Photo of Surgeonfish

saltwater-fishes

Surgeonfish

Acanthuridae

1 linked spots

Photo of Tiger Shark

Tiger Shark

Galeocerdo cuvier

1 linked spots