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Rarotonga Marine Life & Wildlife Guide

Wildlife · Destination Guide

Rarotonga

Lagoon snorkeling and small-boat reef diving on one volcanic Pacific island.

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Wildlife In Rarotonga

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

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

Green Turtle

Chelonia mydas

12 linked spots

gray snake photography

Saltwater Fishes

Moray Eel

12 linked spots

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

Saltwater Fishes

Lionfish

10 linked spots

Gestreifter Adlerrochen ( Pteromylaeus bovinus )

Eagle Ray

8 linked spots

Photo of Whitetip Reef Shark

Whitetip Reef Shark

Triaenodon obesus

6 linked spots

brown turtle in sea

Hawksbill Turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata

5 linked spots

Photo of Scorpionfish

Saltwater Fishes

Scorpionfish

Scorpaenidae

5 linked spots

a fish that is swimming in the water

Saltwater Fishes

Barracuda

4 linked spots

Photo of Jackfish

Saltwater Fishes

Jackfish

4 linked spots

Photo of Nudibranch

Nudibranch

4 linked spots

a fish swimming in water

Saltwater Fishes

Parrotfish

4 linked spots

Photo of Pufferfish

Saltwater Fishes

Pufferfish

Tetraodontidae

3 linked spots

a blue and white fish in an aquarium

Saltwater Fishes

Triggerfish

3 linked spots

Photo of Goatfish

Saltwater Fishes

Goatfish

2 linked spots

Photo of Snapper

Saltwater Fishes

Snapper

2 linked spots

Photo of Surgeonfish

Saltwater Fishes

Surgeonfish

Acanthuridae

2 linked spots

Photo of Wrasse

Saltwater Fishes

Wrasse

2 linked spots

a fish that is swimming in some water

Saltwater Fishes

Angelfish

1 linked spots

A moorish idol fish swims in dark water.

Saltwater Fishes

Bannerfish

1 linked spots

A blacktip reef shark swims over sandy seabed.

Blacktip Reef Shark

Carcharhinus melanopterus

1 linked spots

A fish that is sitting in the sand

Saltwater Fishes

Butterfly Fish

1 linked spots

a blue and yellow fish on a coral reef

Saltwater Fishes

Damselfish

1 linked spots

Photo of Eel

Saltwater Fishes

Eel

1 linked spots

Photo of Emperor

Saltwater Fishes

Emperor

1 linked spots

Photo of Flounder

Saltwater Fishes

Flounder

1 linked spots

a close up of a sea anemone on the ocean floor

Saltwater Fishes

Frogfish

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

Photo of Octopus

Octopus

1 linked spots

Photo of Pike

Freshwater Fishes

Pike

Esox

1 linked spots

Photo of Shrimp

Shrimp

1 linked spots

Photo of Soldierfish

Saltwater Fishes

Soldierfish

Myripristinae

1 linked spots

green and black fish in body of water

Stingrays

1 linked spots

Photo of Trumpetfish

Saltwater Fishes

Trumpetfish

1 linked spots

Photo of Tuna

Saltwater Fishes

Tuna

1 linked spots