Wildlife · Destination Guide

Wellington

Two marine reserves, kelp forests, and wrecks on the doorstep of New Zealand's capital

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Wildlife In Wellington

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

Crustaceans

Crab

5 linked spots

Wildlife In Wellington

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

Crustaceans

Crab

5 linked spots

Molluscs

Octopus

4 linked spots

Saltwater Fishes

Wrasse

4 linked spots

Conger oceanicus from the Gulf of Mexico

Saltwater Fishes

Conger Eel

Conger

3 linked spots

Molluscs

Nudibranch

3 linked spots

Seahorses and Pipefishes

Common Seahorse

Hippocampus kuda

2 linked spots

Seahorses and Pipefishes

Pipefish

2 linked spots

Other Mammals

Seal

2 linked spots

Rays

Stingrays

2 linked spots

Dolphins

Bottlenose Dolphin

1 linked spots

Dolphins

Common Dolphin

Delphinus delphis

1 linked spots

Molluscs

Cuttlefish

1 linked spots

Gestreifter Adlerrochen ( Pteromylaeus bovinus )

Rays

Eagle Ray

1 linked spots

Saltwater Fishes

Flounder

1 linked spots

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

Turtles

Green Turtle

Chelonia mydas

1 linked spots

Whales

Minke Whale

1 linked spots

Saltwater Fishes

Soldierfish

Myripristinae

1 linked spots