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Rangiroa Marine Life & Wildlife Guide

Wildlife · Destination Guide

Rangiroa

Ride the tides through the Tuamotus' most famous pelagic pass

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More: Wildlife

Wildlife In Rangiroa

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

Photo of Reef Manta Ray

Reef Manta Ray

Mobula alfredi

2 linked spots

a fish that is swimming in the water

Saltwater Fishes

Barracuda

1 linked spots

A blacktip reef shark swims over sandy seabed.

Blacktip Reef Shark

Carcharhinus melanopterus

1 linked spots

dolphin in body of water

Bottlenose Dolphin

1 linked spots

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

Green Turtle

Chelonia mydas

1 linked spots

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

Grey Reef Shark

Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos

1 linked spots

Photo of Grouper/Basslets

Saltwater Fishes

Grouper/Basslets

1 linked spots

brown turtle in sea

Hawksbill Turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata

1 linked spots

Photo of Jackfish

Saltwater Fishes

Jackfish

1 linked spots

gray snake photography

Saltwater Fishes

Moray Eel

1 linked spots

Photo of Scalloped Hammerhead

Saltwater Fishes

Scalloped Hammerhead

Sphyrna lewini

1 linked spots

Silky shark ( Carcharhinus falciformis ) at Jardines de la Reina, Cuba

Silky Shark

Carcharhinus falciformis

1 linked spots

Photo of Silvertip Shark

Silvertip Shark

Carcharhinus albimarginatus

1 linked spots

Photo of Snapper

Saltwater Fishes

Snapper

1 linked spots

Photo of Whitetip Reef Shark

Whitetip Reef Shark

Triaenodon obesus

1 linked spots