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Muscat and the Daymaniyat Islands Marine Life & Wildlife Guide

Wildlife · Destination Guide

Muscat and the Daymaniyat Islands

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

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Wildlife In Muscat and the Daymaniyat Islands

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

gray snake photography

Moray Eel

10 linked spots

green and black fish in body of water

rays

Stingrays

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a fish that is swimming in the water

saltwater-fishes

Barracuda

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A blacktip reef shark swims over sandy seabed.

Blacktip Reef Shark

Carcharhinus melanopterus

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

Green Turtle

Chelonia mydas

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

saltwater-fishes

Lionfish

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Gestreifter Adlerrochen ( Pteromylaeus bovinus )

Eagle Ray

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a blue and white fish in an aquarium

saltwater-fishes

Triggerfish

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brown octopus swimming under the sea

Cuttlefish

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Photo of Grouper/Basslets

saltwater-fishes

Grouper/Basslets

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brown turtle in sea

Hawksbill Turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata

3 linked spots

Photo of Nudibranch

Nudibranch

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Photo of Zebra Shark

Zebra Shark

Stegostoma tigrinum

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a fish that is swimming in some water

saltwater-fishes

Angelfish

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Photo of Octopus

Octopus

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Photo of Snapper

saltwater-fishes

Snapper

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Photo of Wrasse

saltwater-fishes

Wrasse

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A fish that is sitting in the sand

saltwater-fishes

Butterfly Fish

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orange and white clown fish

saltwater-fishes

Clownfish

1 linked spots

crab on rock

Crab

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Photo of Eel

saltwater-fishes

Eel

1 linked spots

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

Electric Ray

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Photo of Guitarfish

Guitarfish

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Photo of Jackfish

saltwater-fishes

Jackfish

1 linked spots

gray shark under water during daytime

Lemon Shark

Negaprion brevirostris

1 linked spots

a fish swimming in water

saltwater-fishes

Parrotfish

1 linked spots

Photo of Porcupinefish

saltwater-fishes

Porcupinefish

1 linked spots

Photo of Pufferfish

saltwater-fishes

Pufferfish

Tetraodontidae

1 linked spots

Photo of Shrimp

Shrimp

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Photo of Snake Eel

saltwater-fishes

Snake Eel

Ophichthidae

1 linked spots

Photo of Tuna

saltwater-fishes

Tuna

1 linked spots