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Pattaya (incl. Samaesarn / Sattahip) Marine Life & Wildlife Guide

Wildlife · Destination Guide

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).

Photo of Nudibranch

Nudibranch

22 linked spots

green and black fish in body of water

rays

Stingrays

21 linked spots

brown turtle in sea

Hawksbill Turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata

14 linked spots

gray snake photography

Moray Eel

14 linked spots

a fish that is swimming in the water

saltwater-fishes

Barracuda

12 linked spots

Photo of Pipefish

seahorses-and-pipefishes

Pipefish

12 linked spots

Photo of Common Seahorse

seahorses-and-pipefishes

Common Seahorse

Hippocampus kuda

11 linked spots

orange and white clown fish

saltwater-fishes

Clownfish

10 linked spots

A fish that is sitting in the sand

saltwater-fishes

Butterfly Fish

7 linked spots

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

saltwater-fishes

Lionfish

7 linked spots

Photo of Octopus

Octopus

7 linked spots

a fish that is swimming in some water

saltwater-fishes

Angelfish

6 linked spots

Photo of Grouper/Basslets

saltwater-fishes

Grouper/Basslets

6 linked spots

Photo of Scorpionfish

saltwater-fishes

Scorpionfish

Scorpaenidae

6 linked spots

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

Green Turtle

Chelonia mydas

5 linked spots

Photo of Pufferfish

saltwater-fishes

Pufferfish

Tetraodontidae

5 linked spots

A blacktip reef shark swims over sandy seabed.

Blacktip Reef Shark

Carcharhinus melanopterus

4 linked spots

a fish swimming in water

saltwater-fishes

Parrotfish

4 linked spots

brown octopus swimming under the sea

Cuttlefish

3 linked spots

a blue and yellow fish on a coral reef

saltwater-fishes

Damselfish

3 linked spots

Photo of Porcupinefish

saltwater-fishes

Porcupinefish

3 linked spots

Photo of Sweetlips and Grunts

saltwater-fishes

Sweetlips and Grunts

3 linked spots

a whale swimming in the ocean with a lot of fish around it

Whale Shark

Rhincodon typus

3 linked spots

Photo of Wrasse

saltwater-fishes

Wrasse

3 linked spots

Gestreifter Adlerrochen ( Pteromylaeus bovinus )

Eagle Ray

2 linked spots

Photo of Jackfish

saltwater-fishes

Jackfish

2 linked spots

Photo of Shrimp

Shrimp

2 linked spots

Photo of Soldierfish

saltwater-fishes

Soldierfish

Myripristinae

2 linked spots

A moorish idol fish swims in dark water.

saltwater-fishes

Bannerfish

1 linked spots

dolphin in body of water

Bottlenose Dolphin

1 linked spots

a yellow and black spotted fish in an aquarium

saltwater-fishes

Boxfish

Ostraciidae (family)

1 linked spots

Photo of Catfish

freshwater-fishes

Catfish

1 linked spots

crab on rock

Crab

1 linked spots

Photo of Garfish uploaded from iNaturalist .

saltwater-fishes

Garfish

Belone belone

1 linked spots

gray shark in body of water

Nurse Shark

Ginglymostoma cirratum

1 linked spots

Photo of Seal

Seal

1 linked spots

Photo of Snapper

saltwater-fishes

Snapper

1 linked spots

Photo of Squid

Squid

1 linked spots

Photo of Thresher Shark

Thresher Shark

1 linked spots

a blue and white fish in an aquarium

saltwater-fishes

Triggerfish

1 linked spots

Photo of Tuna

saltwater-fishes

Tuna

1 linked spots