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Vaavu Atoll Marine Life & Wildlife Guide

Wildlife · Destination Guide

Vaavu Atoll

Channel drifts, soft-coral walls, and an iconic night dive in a quieter Maldives atoll

Updated Feb 13, 2026 • 27 sources

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Wildlife In Vaavu Atoll

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

Photo of Whitetip Reef Shark

Whitetip Reef Shark

Triaenodon obesus

11 linked spots

Photo of Wrasse

saltwater-fishes

Wrasse

7 linked spots

Gestreifter Adlerrochen ( Pteromylaeus bovinus )

Eagle Ray

6 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

6 linked spots

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

Green Turtle

Chelonia mydas

5 linked spots

A blacktip reef shark swims over sandy seabed.

Blacktip Reef Shark

Carcharhinus melanopterus

4 linked spots

a fish swimming in water

saltwater-fishes

Parrotfish

4 linked spots

Photo of Snapper

saltwater-fishes

Snapper

4 linked spots

a fish that is swimming in the water

saltwater-fishes

Barracuda

3 linked spots

A fish that is sitting in the sand

saltwater-fishes

Butterfly Fish

3 linked spots

Photo of Grouper/Basslets

saltwater-fishes

Grouper/Basslets

3 linked spots

brown turtle in sea

Hawksbill Turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata

3 linked spots

gray shark in body of water

Nurse Shark

Ginglymostoma cirratum

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

gray snake photography

Moray Eel

2 linked spots

Photo of Nudibranch

Nudibranch

2 linked spots

Photo of Sweetlips and Grunts

saltwater-fishes

Sweetlips and Grunts

2 linked spots

Photo of Tuna

saltwater-fishes

Tuna

2 linked spots

A moorish idol fish swims in dark water.

saltwater-fishes

Bannerfish

1 linked spots

orange and white clown fish

saltwater-fishes

Clownfish

1 linked spots

a close up of a sea anemone on the ocean floor

saltwater-fishes

Frogfish

1 linked spots

Photo of Giant Oceanic Manta Ray

Giant Oceanic Manta Ray

Mobula birostris

1 linked spots

white shark under blue sky

Great Hammerhead Shark

Sphyrna mokarran

1 linked spots

Photo of Octopus

Octopus

1 linked spots

Photo of Pipefish

seahorses-and-pipefishes

Pipefish

1 linked spots

Photo of Pufferfish

saltwater-fishes

Pufferfish

Tetraodontidae

1 linked spots

Photo of Scorpionfish

saltwater-fishes

Scorpionfish

Scorpaenidae

1 linked spots

Photo of Spinner Dolphin

Spinner Dolphin

Stenella longirostris

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