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Pattaya (incl. Samaesarn / Sattahip)

Wreck dives and day-trip reefs near Bangkok, with Navy-managed snorkeling in Sattahip

Updated Jan 23, 2026 • 22 sources

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Wildlife In Pattaya (incl. Samaesarn / Sattahip)

Browse the full species list linked to approved dive spots in Pattaya (incl. Samaesarn / Sattahip).

Rays

Stingrays

9 linked spots

Turtles

Hawksbill Turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata

7 linked spots

Molluscs

Nudibranch

7 linked spots

Saltwater Fishes

Clownfish

6 linked spots

Seahorses and Pipefishes

Common Seahorse

Hippocampus kuda

5 linked spots

Rays

Moray Eel

5 linked spots

Seahorses and Pipefishes

Pipefish

5 linked spots

Saltwater Fishes

Barracuda

4 linked spots

Saltwater Fishes

Butterfly Fish

3 linked spots

Molluscs

Octopus

3 linked spots

Saltwater Fishes

Angelfish

2 linked spots

Sharks

Blacktip Reef Shark

Carcharhinus melanopterus

2 linked spots

Molluscs

Cuttlefish

2 linked spots

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

Turtles

Green Turtle

Chelonia mydas

2 linked spots

Saltwater Fishes

Lionfish

2 linked spots

Saltwater Fishes

Scorpionfish

Scorpaenidae

2 linked spots

a yellow and black spotted fish in an aquarium

Saltwater Fishes

Boxfish

Ostraciidae (family)

1 linked spot

Freshwater Fishes

Catfish

1 linked spot

Gestreifter Adlerrochen ( Pteromylaeus bovinus )

Rays

Eagle Ray

1 linked spot

Saltwater Fishes

Jackfish

1 linked spot

Sharks

Nurse Shark

Ginglymostoma cirratum

1 linked spot

Saltwater Fishes

Parrotfish

1 linked spot

Saltwater Fishes

Porcupinefish

1 linked spot

Saltwater Fishes

Soldierfish

Myripristinae

1 linked spot

Saltwater Fishes

Sweetlips and Grunts

1 linked spot