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Sodwana Bay Marine Life & Wildlife Guide

Wildlife · Destination Guide

Sodwana Bay

Surf launches, coral reefs, and safari day trips on South Africa's wild northeast coast

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Wildlife In Sodwana Bay

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

gray snake photography

saltwater-fishes

Moray Eel

8 linked spots

Photo of Nudibranch

Nudibranch

6 linked spots

a fish that is swimming in some water

saltwater-fishes

Angelfish

5 linked spots

Photo of Grouper/Basslets

saltwater-fishes

Grouper/Basslets

5 linked spots

Photo of Loggerhead Turtle

Loggerhead Turtle

Caretta caretta

4 linked spots

Photo of Snapper

saltwater-fishes

Snapper

4 linked spots

a close up of a sea anemone on the ocean floor

saltwater-fishes

Frogfish

3 linked spots

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

Green Turtle

Chelonia mydas

3 linked spots

Photo of Reef Manta Ray

Reef Manta Ray

Mobula alfredi

3 linked spots

green and black fish in body of water

Stingrays

3 linked spots

Photo of Surgeonfish

saltwater-fishes

Surgeonfish

Acanthuridae

3 linked spots

Photo of Whitetip Reef Shark

Whitetip Reef Shark

Triaenodon obesus

3 linked spots

Gestreifter Adlerrochen ( Pteromylaeus bovinus )

Eagle Ray

2 linked spots

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

saltwater-fishes

Lionfish

2 linked spots

Photo of Octopus

Octopus

2 linked spots

Photo of Pipefish

seahorses-and-pipefishes

Pipefish

2 linked spots

Photo of Sand Tiger Shark

Sand Tiger Shark

Carcharias taurus

2 linked spots

Photo of Scorpionfish

saltwater-fishes

Scorpionfish

Scorpaenidae

2 linked spots

Photo of Wrasse

saltwater-fishes

Wrasse

2 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

A fish that is sitting in the sand

saltwater-fishes

Butterfly Fish

1 linked spots

orange and white clown fish

saltwater-fishes

Clownfish

1 linked spots

Photo of Common Seahorse

seahorses-and-pipefishes

Common Seahorse

Hippocampus kuda

1 linked spots

a blue and yellow fish on a coral reef

saltwater-fishes

Damselfish

1 linked spots

Photo of Goatfish

saltwater-fishes

Goatfish

1 linked spots

brown turtle in sea

Hawksbill Turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata

1 linked spots

Humpback Whale underwater shot

Humpback Whale

Megaptera novaeangliae

1 linked spots

Scientific name: Dermochelys coriacea Common name Spanish: Tinglar Photo by Claudia Lombard, USFWS Location, Sandy Point National Wildlife Refuge, US Virgin Islands More information: [1]

Leatherback Turtle

Dermochelys coriacea

1 linked spots

a fish swimming in water

saltwater-fishes

Parrotfish

1 linked spots

Photo of Ribbon Moray Eel (Ghost Eel)

Ribbon Moray Eel (Ghost Eel)

Rhinomuraena quaesita

1 linked spots

Photo of Shrimp

Shrimp

1 linked spots

Photo of Tiger Shark

Tiger Shark

Galeocerdo cuvier

1 linked spots

Photo of Trumpetfish

saltwater-fishes

Trumpetfish

1 linked spots

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

Whale Shark

Rhincodon typus

1 linked spots

Photo of Wolf Eel

saltwater-fishes

Wolf Eel

Anarrhichthys ocellatus

1 linked spots