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Sydney Marine Life & Wildlife Guide

Wildlife · Destination Guide

Sydney

A major city with world-class shore dives, aquatic reserves, and iconic topside days

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Wildlife In Sydney

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

brown octopus swimming under the sea

Cuttlefish

7 linked spots

Photo of Octopus

Octopus

7 linked spots

green and black fish in body of water

Stingrays

7 linked spots

Photo of Wobbegong

Wobbegong

6 linked spots

Photo of Wrasse

saltwater-fishes

Wrasse

6 linked spots

Photo of Weedy Seadragon

seahorses-and-pipefishes

Weedy Seadragon

Phyllopteryx taeniolatus

5 linked spots

Photo of Common Seahorse

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Common Seahorse

Hippocampus kuda

4 linked spots

dolphin in body of water

Bottlenose Dolphin

2 linked spots

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

Green Turtle

Chelonia mydas

2 linked spots

gray snake photography

saltwater-fishes

Moray Eel

2 linked spots

Photo of Nudibranch

Nudibranch

2 linked spots

crab on rock

Crab

1 linked spots

Gestreifter Adlerrochen ( Pteromylaeus bovinus )

Eagle Ray

1 linked spots

Photo of Flounder

saltwater-fishes

Flounder

1 linked spots

a close up of a sea anemone on the ocean floor

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Frogfish

1 linked spots

Photo of Goatfish

saltwater-fishes

Goatfish

1 linked spots

Photo of Grouper/Basslets

saltwater-fishes

Grouper/Basslets

1 linked spots

Photo of Jackfish

saltwater-fishes

Jackfish

1 linked spots

Photo of Pipefish

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Pipefish

1 linked spots

Photo of Sand Tiger Shark

Sand Tiger Shark

Carcharias taurus

1 linked spots

Photo of Skate Fish

Skate Fish

1 linked spots

Photo of Snapper

saltwater-fishes

Snapper

1 linked spots

Photo of Squid

Squid

1 linked spots

a blue and white fish in an aquarium

saltwater-fishes

Triggerfish

1 linked spots