Oceania
127
Documented species
1
Parks and reserves
2
Dive sites
127 species found
Based on what we already know about Cook Islands.
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It saved the Rarotonga monarch, a bird down to just 29 individuals in 1989, from total extinction
A lagoon reckoned one of the most beautiful in the South Pacific, with the chance to swim with humpback whales in season.
The archipelago's main island, with a barrier reef ringing the whole coast, accessible at every level.
Bryde's Whale
Balaenoptera edeni
Dorab Wolf Herring
Chirocentrus dorab
Cookiecutter Shark
Isistius brasiliensis
Brown Noddy
Anous stolidus
Blainville's Beaked Whale
Mesoplodon densirostris
Giant Carpet Anemone
Stichodactyla gigantea
Disc Anemone
Discosoma nummiforme
Ritteri Anemone
Heteractis magnifica
Warty Slug
Onchidium verruculatum
Scarlet Cleaner Shrimp
Lysmata amboinensis
Peacock Mantis Shrimp
Odontodactylus scyllarus
Spanner Crab
Ranina ranina
Least Concern
