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Nusa Penida Marine Life & Wildlife Guide

Wildlife · Destination Guide

Nusa Penida

Big-animal drifts, manta cleanings, and cliff-top views a fast boat from Bali

Updated Oct 30, 2025 • 9 sources

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Wildlife In Nusa Penida

Browse the full species list linked to approved dive spots in Nusa Penida.

Photo of Ocean Sunfish

saltwater-fishes

Ocean Sunfish

Mola mola

20 linked spots

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

turtles

Green Turtle

Chelonia mydas

19 linked spots

Photo of Whitetip Reef Shark

Whitetip Reef Shark

Triaenodon obesus

16 linked spots

Photo of Nudibranch

Nudibranch

13 linked spots

a fish that is swimming in the water

saltwater-fishes

Barracuda

12 linked spots

gray snake photography

Moray Eel

12 linked spots

Photo of Reef Manta Ray

Reef Manta Ray

Mobula alfredi

9 linked spots

Photo of Tuna

saltwater-fishes

Tuna

9 linked spots

Gestreifter Adlerrochen ( Pteromylaeus bovinus )

Eagle Ray

8 linked spots

a close up of a sea anemone on the ocean floor

saltwater-fishes

Frogfish

8 linked spots

a blue and white fish in an aquarium

saltwater-fishes

Triggerfish

7 linked spots

a fish that is swimming in some water

saltwater-fishes

Angelfish

6 linked spots

Photo of Sweetlips and Grunts

saltwater-fishes

Sweetlips and Grunts

6 linked spots

A blacktip reef shark swims over sandy seabed.

Blacktip Reef Shark

Carcharhinus melanopterus

5 linked spots

brown turtle in sea

Hawksbill Turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata

5 linked spots

Photo of Octopus

Octopus

5 linked spots

a fish swimming in water

saltwater-fishes

Parrotfish

5 linked spots

Photo of Pufferfish

saltwater-fishes

Pufferfish

Tetraodontidae

5 linked spots

Photo of Shrimp

Shrimp

5 linked spots

green and black fish in body of water

Stingrays

5 linked spots

crab on rock

Crab

4 linked spots

Photo of Jackfish

saltwater-fishes

Jackfish

4 linked spots

Photo of Leaf Scorpionfish

saltwater-fishes

Leaf Scorpionfish

Taenianotus triacanthus

4 linked spots

Photo of Scorpionfish

saltwater-fishes

Scorpionfish

Scorpaenidae

4 linked spots

Photo of Snapper

saltwater-fishes

Snapper

4 linked spots

Photo of Surgeonfish

saltwater-fishes

Surgeonfish

Acanthuridae

4 linked spots

A moorish idol fish swims in dark water.

saltwater-fishes

Bannerfish

3 linked spots

brown octopus swimming under the sea

Cuttlefish

3 linked spots

Photo of Trumpetfish

saltwater-fishes

Trumpetfish

3 linked spots

A fish that is sitting in the sand

saltwater-fishes

Butterfly Fish

2 linked spots

orange and white clown fish

saltwater-fishes

Clownfish

2 linked spots

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

2 linked spots

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

saltwater-fishes

Lionfish

2 linked spots

gray shark in body of water

Nurse Shark

Ginglymostoma cirratum

2 linked spots

Photo of Thresher Shark

Thresher Shark

2 linked spots

Photo of Giant Oceanic Manta Ray

Giant Oceanic Manta Ray

Mobula birostris

1 linked spots

Photo of Portuguese Man o'War

Portuguese Man o'War

Physalia physalis

1 linked spots

Photo of Pygmy Seahorse

seahorses-and-pipefishes

Pygmy Seahorse

1 linked spots

Photo of Scalloped Hammerhead

saltwater-fishes

Scalloped Hammerhead

Sphyrna lewini

1 linked spots

Photo of Sea Nettle

Sea Nettle

Chrysaora

1 linked spots

Photo of Spinner Dolphin

Spinner Dolphin

Stenella longirostris

1 linked spots

Photo of Wrasse

saltwater-fishes

Wrasse

1 linked spots

Photo of Zebra Shark

Zebra Shark

Stegostoma tigrinum

1 linked spots