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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.

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

Green Turtle

Chelonia mydas

14 linked spots

Saltwater Fishes

Ocean Sunfish

Mola mola

13 linked spots

gray snake photography
Rays

Moray Eel

11 linked spots

Molluscs

Nudibranch

10 linked spots

Sharks

Whitetip Reef Shark

Triaenodon obesus

10 linked spots

a fish that is swimming in the water
Saltwater Fishes

Barracuda

9 linked spots

a fish that is swimming in some water
Saltwater Fishes

Angelfish

6 linked spots

a close up of a sea anemone on the ocean floor
Saltwater Fishes

Frogfish

6 linked spots

Saltwater Fishes

Sweetlips and Grunts

6 linked spots

a blue and white fish in an aquarium
Saltwater Fishes

Triggerfish

5 linked spots

Saltwater Fishes

Tuna

5 linked spots

A blacktip reef shark swims over sandy seabed.
Sharks

Blacktip Reef Shark

Carcharhinus melanopterus

4 linked spots

Gestreifter Adlerrochen ( Pteromylaeus bovinus )
Rays

Eagle Ray

4 linked spots

a fish swimming in water
Saltwater Fishes

Parrotfish

4 linked spots

Rays

Reef Manta Ray

Mobula alfredi

4 linked spots

Saltwater Fishes

Scorpionfish

Scorpaenidae

4 linked spots

Saltwater Fishes

Snapper

4 linked spots

Saltwater Fishes

Surgeonfish

Acanthuridae

4 linked spots

A moorish idol fish swims in dark water.
Saltwater Fishes

Bannerfish

3 linked spots

brown turtle in sea
Turtles

Hawksbill Turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata

3 linked spots

Saltwater Fishes

Jackfish

3 linked spots

Saltwater Fishes

Leaf Scorpionfish

Taenianotus triacanthus

3 linked spots

Molluscs

Octopus

3 linked spots

a large group of fish swimming around a coral reef
Saltwater Fishes

Pufferfish

Tetraodontidae

3 linked spots

green and black fish in body of water
Rays

Stingrays

3 linked spots

A fish that is sitting in the sand
Saltwater Fishes

Butterfly Fish

2 linked spots

brown octopus swimming under the sea
Molluscs

Cuttlefish

2 linked spots

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

Lionfish

2 linked spots

Crustaceans

Shrimp

2 linked spots

orange and white clown fish
Saltwater Fishes

Clownfish

1 linked spot

crab on rock
Crustaceans

Crab

1 linked spot

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
Sharks

Grey Reef Shark

Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos

1 linked spot

gray shark in body of water
Sharks

Nurse Shark

Ginglymostoma cirratum

1 linked spot

Saltwater Fishes

Wrasse

1 linked spot

Sharks

Zebra Shark

Stegostoma tigrinum

1 linked spot