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.
Chilean Hermit Crab
Pagurus edwardsii
Portuguese Man-of-war
Physalia physalis
Brown-line Paperbubble
Hydatina physis
Green Snail
Turbo marmoratus
Tiger Cowrie
Cypraea tigris
Head Coral
Favia favus
Organ Pipe Coral
Tubipora musica
Blue Glaucus
Glaucus atlanticus
Long-spined Urchin
Diadema antillarum
Crown-of-thorns Starfish
Acanthaster planci
Christmas Tree Worm
Spirobranchus giganteus
Bobbit Worm
Eunice aphroditois
Not Evaluated
