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Yasawa Islands Marine Life & Wildlife Guide

Wildlife · Destination Guide

Yasawa Islands

Island-hop manta channels, coral gardens, limestone caves, and shark dives in Fiji's rugged northwest

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Wildlife In Yasawa Islands

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

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

Green Turtle

Chelonia mydas

16 linked spots

Photo of Whitetip Reef Shark

sharks

Whitetip Reef Shark

Triaenodon obesus

15 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

9 linked spots

A blacktip reef shark swims over sandy seabed.

Blacktip Reef Shark

Carcharhinus melanopterus

8 linked spots

brown turtle in sea

Hawksbill Turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata

8 linked spots

a fish swimming in water

saltwater-fishes

Parrotfish

8 linked spots

a blue and yellow fish on a coral reef

saltwater-fishes

Damselfish

7 linked spots

gray snake photography

Moray Eel

6 linked spots

Photo of Nudibranch

Nudibranch

6 linked spots

green and black fish in body of water

Stingrays

6 linked spots

a fish that is swimming in some water

saltwater-fishes

Angelfish

5 linked spots

a fish that is swimming in the water

saltwater-fishes

Barracuda

5 linked spots

orange and white clown fish

saltwater-fishes

Clownfish

4 linked spots

Shark swimming with striped fish underwater

Bull Shark

Carcharhinus leucas

3 linked spots

A fish that is sitting in the sand

saltwater-fishes

Butterfly Fish

3 linked spots

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

saltwater-fishes

Lionfish

3 linked spots

Photo of Octopus

Octopus

3 linked spots

Photo of Reef Manta Ray

Reef Manta Ray

Mobula alfredi

3 linked spots

Photo of Snapper

saltwater-fishes

Snapper

3 linked spots

Gestreifter Adlerrochen ( Pteromylaeus bovinus )

Eagle Ray

2 linked spots

Photo of Grouper/Basslets

saltwater-fishes

Grouper/Basslets

2 linked spots

Photo of Pipefish

seahorses-and-pipefishes

Pipefish

2 linked spots

a blue and white fish in an aquarium

saltwater-fishes

Triggerfish

2 linked spots

Photo of Wrasse

saltwater-fishes

Wrasse

2 linked spots

a yellow and black spotted fish in an aquarium

saltwater-fishes

Boxfish

Ostraciidae (family)

1 linked spots

crab on rock

Crab

1 linked spots

Photo of Eel

saltwater-fishes

Eel

1 linked spots

Photo of Giant Oceanic Manta Ray

Giant Oceanic Manta Ray

Mobula birostris

1 linked spots

Photo of Jackfish

saltwater-fishes

Jackfish

1 linked spots

grey shark in the water

Mako Shark

Isurus

1 linked spots

Photo of Pufferfish

saltwater-fishes

Pufferfish

Tetraodontidae

1 linked spots

Photo of Pygmy Seahorse

seahorses-and-pipefishes

Pygmy Seahorse

1 linked spots

Photo of Shrimp

Shrimp

1 linked spots

Photo of Sturgeon

freshwater-fishes

Sturgeon

1 linked spots

Photo of Surgeonfish

saltwater-fishes

Surgeonfish

Acanthuridae

1 linked spots

Photo of Sweetlips and Grunts

saltwater-fishes

Sweetlips and Grunts

1 linked spots