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Muscat And Daymaniyat Islands Oman

Boat dive a protected nine-island sanctuary, then eat shawarma on the corniche

Updated Feb 13, 2026 • 15 sources

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Wildlife In Muscat And Daymaniyat Islands Oman

Browse the full species list linked to approved dive spots in Muscat And Daymaniyat Islands Oman.

gray snake photography
Rays

Moray Eel

5 linked spots

Saltwater Fishes

Triggerfish

4 linked spots

Rays

Stingrays

3 linked spots

A blacktip reef shark swims over sandy seabed.
Sharks

Blacktip Reef Shark

Carcharhinus melanopterus

1 linked spot

A fish that is sitting in the sand
Saltwater Fishes

Butterfly Fish

1 linked spot

orange and white clown fish
Saltwater Fishes

Clownfish

1 linked spot

crab on rock
Crustaceans

Crab

1 linked spot

brown octopus swimming under the sea
Molluscs

Cuttlefish

1 linked spot

Gestreifter Adlerrochen ( Pteromylaeus bovinus )
Rays

Eagle Ray

1 linked spot

Saltwater Fishes

Eel

1 linked spot

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

Green Turtle

Chelonia mydas

1 linked spot

Saltwater Fishes

Grouper/Basslets

1 linked spot

Saltwater Fishes

Jackfish

1 linked spot

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

Lionfish

1 linked spot