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Wildlife · Destination Guide

Raja Ampat Indonesia

Biodiversity capital of the Coral Triangle with manta highways and living reefs

Updated Oct 30, 2025 • 18 sources

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Wildlife In Raja Ampat Indonesia

Browse the full species list linked to approved dive spots in Raja Ampat Indonesia.

Molluscs

Nudibranch

3 linked spots

Saltwater Fishes

Sweetlips and Grunts

3 linked spots

a fish that is swimming in the water
Saltwater Fishes

Barracuda

2 linked spots

crab on rock
Crustaceans

Crab

2 linked spots

Seahorses and Pipefishes

Pipefish

2 linked spots

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

Pufferfish

Tetraodontidae

2 linked spots

Seahorses and Pipefishes

Pygmy Seahorse

2 linked spots

Crustaceans

Shrimp

2 linked spots

Saltwater Fishes

Snapper

2 linked spots

Saltwater Fishes

Surgeonfish

Acanthuridae

2 linked spots

Sharks

Wobbegong

2 linked spots

A blacktip reef shark swims over sandy seabed.
Sharks

Blacktip Reef Shark

Carcharhinus melanopterus

1 linked spot

brown octopus swimming under the sea
Molluscs

Cuttlefish

1 linked spot

Gestreifter Adlerrochen ( Pteromylaeus bovinus )
Rays

Eagle Ray

1 linked spot

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

Frogfish

1 linked spot

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

Green Turtle

Chelonia mydas

1 linked spot

Saltwater Fishes

Jackfish

1 linked spot

gray snake photography
Rays

Moray Eel

1 linked spot

Rays

Ribbon Moray Eel (Ghost Eel)

Rhinomuraena quaesita

1 linked spot

green and black fish in body of water
Rays

Stingrays

1 linked spot

Sharks

Whitetip Reef Shark

Triaenodon obesus

1 linked spot