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Okinawa

Japan's subtropical hub for reefs, caves, whales, and island hopping

Updated Nov 21, 2025 • 9 sources

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Wildlife In Okinawa

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

orange and white clown fish
Saltwater Fishes

Clownfish

5 linked spots

a blue and yellow fish on a coral reef
Saltwater Fishes

Damselfish

3 linked spots

Photo of Goatfish
Saltwater Fishes

Goatfish

3 linked spots

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

Green Turtle

Chelonia mydas

3 linked spots

A fish that is sitting in the sand
Saltwater Fishes

Butterfly Fish

2 linked spots

brown turtle in sea
Turtles

Hawksbill Turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata

2 linked spots

Photo of Nudibranch
Molluscs

Nudibranch

2 linked spots

a fish that is swimming in the water
Saltwater Fishes

Barracuda

1 linked spot

crab on rock
Crustaceans

Crab

1 linked spot

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

Frogfish

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

Photo of Jackfish
Saltwater Fishes

Jackfish

1 linked spot

Photo of Leaf Scorpionfish
Saltwater Fishes

Leaf Scorpionfish

Taenianotus triacanthus

1 linked spot

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

Lionfish

1 linked spot

Photo of Pufferfish
Saltwater Fishes

Pufferfish

Tetraodontidae

1 linked spot

Photo of Scorpionfish
Saltwater Fishes

Scorpionfish

Scorpaenidae

1 linked spot

Photo of Snapper
Saltwater Fishes

Snapper

1 linked spot

Photo of Tuna
Saltwater Fishes

Tuna

1 linked spot