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Species

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Learn what each species is like, find out where it lives in the wild, and plan your next sighting — all in one place.

2,565

Species documented

224

Countries with recorded wildlife

1,337

Parks connected

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Apex predators187speciesGiants of nature57speciesThreatened species515speciesNight life768speciesBig cats39speciesPolar wildlife74speciesEndemic species6speciesThe Big Five6species

Conservation

Showing 21 species · Sodwana Bay

Showing 21 species · Sodwana Bay

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Not Evaluated

Portuguese Man-of-war

Physalia physalis

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Not Evaluated

Moon Jellyfish

Aurelia aurita

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Not Evaluated

Blue Glaucus

Glaucus atlanticus

CarnivoreSolitaryOcean
Not Evaluated

Mediterranean Mussel

Mytilus galloprovincialis

OmnivoreColonialOcean
Vulnerable

Bluefish

Pomatomus saltatrix

CarnivoreDiurnalIn schools
Critically Endangered

Tope

Galeorhinus galeus

CarnivoreVariable activityIn schools
Critically Endangered

Scalloped Hammerhead

Sphyrna lewini

CarnivoreVariable activityIn schools
Least Concern

Bryde's Whale

Balaenoptera edeni

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Least Concern

Cobia

Rachycentron canadum

CarnivoreSolitaryFish
Least Concern

Pacific Sardine

Sardinops sagax

In schoolsFishOcean
Data Deficient

John Dory

Zeus faber

CarnivoreSolitaryFish
Relevancia
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Humpback WhaleLeast Concern

Humpback Whale

Megaptera novaeangliae

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary
134 countries46 parks104 dive sites
Whale SharkEndangered

Whale Shark

Rhincodon typus

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary
92 countries18 parks75 dive sites
Bottlenose DolphinLeast Concern

Bottlenose Dolphin

Tursiops truncatus

CarnivoreVariable activityIn packs
155 countries83 parks364 dive sites
Reef Manta RayVulnerable

Reef Manta Ray

Mobula alfredi

DiurnalVulnerableFish
59 countries35 parks141 dive sites
Bull SharkNear Threatened

Bull Shark

Carcharhinus leucas

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
32 countries14 parks15 dive sites
Loggerhead TurtleVulnerable

Loggerhead Turtle

Caretta caretta

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
94 countries7 parks174 dive sites
Leatherback Sea TurtleVulnerable

Leatherback Sea Turtle

Dermochelys coriacea

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
118 countries6 parks18 dive sites
Humphead WrasseEndangered

Humphead Wrasse

Cheilinus undulatus

CarnivoreSolitaryEndangered
61 countries13 parks138 dive sites
Tiger SharkNear Threatened

Tiger Shark

Galeocerdo cuvier

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
57 countries27 parks23 dive sites
CoelacanthCritically Endangered

Coelacanth

Latimeria chalumnae

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
6 countries1 park5 dive sites
Birds
Mammals
Reptiles
Bony fish
Insects
Endangered
157 countries53 parks209 dive sites
111 countries69 parks127 dive sites
73 countries36 parks81 dive sites
55 countries38 parks117 dive sites
128 countries66 parks89 dive sites
128 countries48 parks120 dive sites
47 countries17 parks18 dive sites
57 countries41 parks14 dive sites
44 countries36 parks113 dive sites
10 countries14 parks22 dive sites
88 countries45 parks109 dive sites