Marine Wildlife Directory

Explore 2,699 marine species found at diving destinations worldwide. Search by name or browse categories - sharks, reef fish, corals, turtles and more.

Species Categories

• Sharks & Rays
• Whales & Dolphins
• Sea Turtles
• Reef Fish
• Octopus & Squid
• Hard Corals
• Soft Corals
• Sea Snails & Nudibranchs
• Crabs & Lobsters
• Sea Urchins
• Starfish
• Sea Cucumbers
• Jellyfish
• Sponges
• Clams & Mussels
• Seagrass & Algae
• Worms
• Other Marine Life

Species (showing first 100 of 2,699)

• Abalone (Haliotis tuberculata) - Sea Snails & Nudibranchs
• Abudjubbe’s splendor wrasse (Cheilinus abudjubbe) - Reef Fish
• Acadian Whitefish (Coregonus huntsmani) - Reef Fish
• Acapulco damselfish (Stegastes acapulcoensis) - Reef Fish
• Achilles Tang (Acanthurus achilles) - Reef Fish
• Acorn barnacle (Semibalanus balanoides)
• Acropora Butterfly (Chaetodon trifascialis) - Reef Fish
• Actor Coral Goby (Gobiodon histrio) - Reef Fish
• Adorned Dwarfgoby (Eviota sigillata) - Reef Fish
• Adorned wrasse (Halichoeres cosmetus) - Reef Fish
• African Armoured Searobin (Peristedion cataphractum) - Reef Fish
• African Butterflyfish (Chaetodon dolosus) - Reef Fish
• African Forktail Snapper (Apsilus fuscus) - Reef Fish
• African Longfin Eel (Anguilla mossambica) - Reef Fish
• African Striped Grunt (Parapristipoma octolineatum) - Reef Fish
• African Weakfish (Atractoscion aequidens) - Reef Fish
• Agassiz's Parrotfish (Sparisoma frondosum) - Reef Fish
• Agassiz's Thread-sail Fish (Chlorophthalmus agassizi) - Reef Fish
• Aguavina (Diplectrum bivittatum) - Reef Fish
• Agujon Needlefish (Tylosurus acus) - Reef Fish
• Airfin Lookdown (Selene brevoortii) - Reef Fish
• Alabama Shad (Alosa alabamae) - Reef Fish
• Albacore (Thunnus atlanticus) - Reef Fish
• Alewife (Alosa pseudoharengus) - Reef Fish
• Alligator pipefish (Syngnathoides biaculeatus) - Reef Fish
• Allison's Tuna (Thunnus albacares) - Reef Fish
• Alpha Chromis (Chromis alpha) - Reef Fish
• Amarillo snapper (Lutjanus argentiventris) - Reef Fish
• Amazon Molly (Poecilia formosa) - Reef Fish
• Amberfish (Thelenota anax) - Sea Cucumbers
• Ambon Gudgeon (Butis amboinensis) - Reef Fish
• Ambon Pufferfish (Canthigaster amboinensis) - Reef Fish
• American Crested Pipefish (Cosmocampus brachycephalus) - Reef Fish
• American eel (Anguilla rostrata) - Reef Fish
• American Elephantfish (Callorhinchus callorynchus)
• American Gizzard Shad (Dorosoma cepedianum) - Reef Fish
• American Gulf Pipefish (Syngnathus scovelli) - Reef Fish
• American Halfbeak (Hyporhamphus meeki) - Reef Fish
• American Harvestfish (Peprilus paru) - Reef Fish
• American Lobster (Homarus americanus) - Crabs & Lobsters
• American Manatee (Trichechus manatus) - Whales & Dolphins
• American Pugnose Pipefish (Bryx dunckeri) - Reef Fish
• American Shad (Alosa sapidissima) - Reef Fish
• Amethyst gem clam (Gemma gemma) - Clams & Mussels
• Anacropora coral (Anacropora puertogalerae) - Hard Corals
• Anacropora coral (Anacropora spinosa) - Hard Corals
• Anchor trunkfish (Choerodon anchorago) - Reef Fish
• anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus) - Reef Fish
• Anchovy (Anchoa ischana) - Reef Fish
• Anchovy (Anchoa mitchilli) - Reef Fish
• Anchovy (Anchovia macrolepidota) - Reef Fish
• Anchovy (Cetengraulis mysticetus) - Reef Fish
• Anchovy (Thryssa mystax) - Reef Fish
• Andaman Fox-face (Siganus magnificus) - Reef Fish
• Angel (Brama brama) - Reef Fish
• Angel abu polos (Centropyge vrolikii) - Reef Fish
• Angelfish (Holacanthus ciliaris) - Reef Fish
• Angelfish (Holacanthus tricolor) - Reef Fish
• Angelfish (Pomacanthus arcuatus) - Reef Fish
• Angelfish (Pomacanthus paru) - Reef Fish
• Angelfish (Pygoplites diacanthus) - Reef Fish
• Angler (Lophius piscatorius) - Reef Fish
• Angular Brittle Star (Ophiothrix (Ophiothrix) angulata)
• Annular Seabream (Diplodus annularis) - Reef Fish
• Annulated sea snake (Hydrophis cyanocinctus)
• Antenna Codlet (Bregmaceros atlanticus) - Reef Fish
• Antler dragonet (Synchiropus atrilabiatus) - Reef Fish
• Apricot Bass (Plectranthias garrupellus) - Reef Fish
• Apron Ray (Discopyge tschudii) - Sharks & Rays
• Arabian Angelfish (Pomacanthus asfur) - Reef Fish
• Arabian Pinfish (Diplodus noct) - Reef Fish
• Arc-eye Hawkfish (Paracirrhites arcatus) - Reef Fish
• Archer Butterflyfish (Chaetodon bennetti) - Reef Fish
• Arenatus wrasse (Oxycheilinus arenatus) - Reef Fish
• Argus Grouper (Cephalopholis argus) - Reef Fish
• Argus Moray (Muraena argus) - Reef Fish
• Armed Grenadier (Coryphaenoides armatus) - Reef Fish
• Armed Squirrel-fish (Neoniphon sammara) - Reef Fish
• Arrow Blenny (Lucayablennius zingaro) - Reef Fish
• Arrowhead Dogfish (Deania profundorum) - Sharks & Rays
• Arrow-headed Darter Dragonet (Callionymus sagitta) - Reef Fish
• Arrow Stargazer (Gillellus greyae) - Reef Fish
• Artichoke Coral (Scolymia cubensis) - Hard Corals
• asian clam (Corbicula fluminea) - Clams & Mussels
• Asian paddle crab (Charybdis (Charybdis) japonica) - Crabs & Lobsters
• Asian Snakehead (Channa striata) - Reef Fish
• Asian swamp eel (Monopterus albus) - Reef Fish
• Astreopora coral (Astreopora moretonensis) - Hard Corals
• Atlantic Bluefin Tuna (Thunnus thynnus) - Reef Fish
• Atlantic Bonito (Sarda sarda) - Reef Fish
• Atlantic Bumper (Chloroscombrus chrysurus) - Reef Fish
• Atlantic Chimaera (Hydrolagus affinis)
• Atlantic chub mackerel (Scomber japonicus) - Reef Fish
• Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) - Reef Fish
• Atlantic Flashlightfish (Kryptophanaron alfredi) - Reef Fish
• Atlantic Ghost Crab (Ocypode quadrata) - Crabs & Lobsters
• Atlantic Lizardfish (Synodus saurus) - Reef Fish
• Atlantic Lookdown (Selene vomer) - Reef Fish
• Atlantic Midshipman (Porichthys plectrodon) - Reef Fish
• Atlantic Mudskipper (Periophthalmus barbarus) - Reef Fish