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Tofo and Barra Marine Life & Wildlife Guide

Wildlife · Destination Guide

Tofo and Barra

Surf-launched reefs, wildlife searches and estuary days on the Inhambane peninsula

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Wildlife In Tofo and Barra

Browse the full species list linked to approved dive spots in Tofo and Barra.

green and black fish in body of water

Stingrays

10 linked spots

gray snake photography

Saltwater Fishes

Moray Eel

9 linked spots

Photo of Reef Manta Ray

Reef Manta Ray

Mobula alfredi

8 linked spots

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

Whale Shark

Rhincodon typus

8 linked spots

Photo of Giant Oceanic Manta Ray

Giant Oceanic Manta Ray

Mobula birostris

7 linked spots

Photo of Nudibranch

Nudibranch

7 linked spots

a fish that is swimming in the water

Saltwater Fishes

Barracuda

6 linked spots

a close up of a sea anemone on the ocean floor

Saltwater Fishes

Frogfish

6 linked spots

Photo of Grouper/Basslets

Saltwater Fishes

Grouper/Basslets

6 linked spots

Photo of Loggerhead Turtle

Loggerhead Turtle

Caretta caretta

6 linked spots

Gestreifter Adlerrochen ( Pteromylaeus bovinus )

Eagle Ray

5 linked spots

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

Green Turtle

Chelonia mydas

5 linked spots

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

Saltwater Fishes

Lionfish

5 linked spots

Photo of Shrimp

Shrimp

5 linked spots

Photo of Snapper

Saltwater Fishes

Snapper

5 linked spots

Photo of Whitetip Reef Shark

Whitetip Reef Shark

Triaenodon obesus

5 linked spots

Photo of Octopus

Octopus

3 linked spots

Photo of Scorpionfish

Saltwater Fishes

Scorpionfish

Scorpaenidae

3 linked spots

orange and white clown fish

Saltwater Fishes

Clownfish

2 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

2 linked spots

Photo of Guitarfish

Guitarfish

2 linked spots

brown turtle in sea

Hawksbill Turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata

2 linked spots

a fish swimming in water

Saltwater Fishes

Parrotfish

2 linked spots

Photo of Scalloped Hammerhead

Saltwater Fishes

Scalloped Hammerhead

Sphyrna lewini

2 linked spots

Photo of Trumpetfish

Saltwater Fishes

Trumpetfish

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

Three dolphins swimming in clear blue ocean water

Common Dolphin

Delphinus delphis

1 linked spots

crab on rock

Crab

1 linked spots

Torpedo marmorata - Spotted torpedo / Torpedo (Tembladera) / Raie torpille, Tenerife.

Electric Ray

1 linked spots

Photo of Flounder

Saltwater Fishes

Flounder

1 linked spots

Humpback Whale underwater shot

Humpback Whale

Megaptera novaeangliae

1 linked spots

Photo of Jackfish

Saltwater Fishes

Jackfish

1 linked spots

Photo of Leaf Scorpionfish

Saltwater Fishes

Leaf Scorpionfish

Taenianotus triacanthus

1 linked spots

gray shark in body of water

Nurse Shark

Ginglymostoma cirratum

1 linked spots

Photo of Snake Eel

Saltwater Fishes

Snake Eel

Ophichthidae

1 linked spots

Photo of Surgeonfish

Saltwater Fishes

Surgeonfish

Acanthuridae

1 linked spots

a blue and white fish in an aquarium

Saltwater Fishes

Triggerfish

1 linked spots

Photo of Tuna

Saltwater Fishes

Tuna

1 linked spots

Photo of Wrasse

Saltwater Fishes

Wrasse

1 linked spots