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Yap Main Islands Marine Life & Wildlife Guide

Wildlife · Destination Guide

Yap Main Islands

Resident mantas, village-owned reefs and living stone-money heritage.

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Wildlife In Yap Main Islands

Browse the full species list linked to approved dive spots in Yap Main Islands.

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

Photo of Whitetip Reef Shark

Sharks

Whitetip Reef Shark

Triaenodon obesus

5 linked spots

Gestreifter Adlerrochen ( Pteromylaeus bovinus )

Eagle Ray

4 linked spots

Photo of Reef Manta Ray

Reef Manta Ray

Mobula alfredi

4 linked spots

a fish that is swimming in the water

Saltwater Fishes

Barracuda

3 linked spots

a fish swimming in water

Saltwater Fishes

Parrotfish

3 linked spots

a fish that is swimming in some water

Saltwater Fishes

Angelfish

2 linked spots

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

Green Turtle

Chelonia mydas

2 linked spots

brown turtle in sea

Hawksbill Turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata

2 linked spots

Photo of Jackfish

Saltwater Fishes

Jackfish

2 linked spots

gray snake photography

Saltwater Fishes

Moray Eel

2 linked spots

Photo of Nudibranch

Nudibranch

2 linked spots

green and black fish in body of water

Stingrays

2 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

brown octopus swimming under the sea

Cuttlefish

1 linked spots

Photo of Pipefish

Seahorses and Pipefishes

Pipefish

1 linked spots

Photo of Scorpionfish

Saltwater Fishes

Scorpionfish

Scorpaenidae

1 linked spots

Photo of Shrimp

Shrimp

1 linked spots

Photo of Snapper

Saltwater Fishes

Snapper

1 linked spots

a blue and white fish in an aquarium

Saltwater Fishes

Triggerfish

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 Wrasse

Saltwater Fishes

Wrasse

1 linked spots