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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 104 species · Gran Barrera de Coral

Showing 104 species · Gran Barrera de Coral

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Great BarracudaLeast Concern

Great Barracuda

Sphyraena barracuda

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Giant ClamCritically Endangered

Giant Clam

Tridacna gigas

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Grey Reef SharkEndangered

Grey Reef Shark

Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
Humphead WrasseEndangered

Humphead Wrasse

Cheilinus undulatus

CarnivoreSolitaryEndangered
Yellowfin TunaLeast Concern

Yellowfin Tuna

Thunnus albacares

CarnivoreDiurnalIn schools
Great HammerheadCritically Endangered

Great Hammerhead

Sphyrna mokarran

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Oceanic Whitetip SharkCritically Endangered

Oceanic Whitetip Shark

Carcharhinus longimanus

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
GrayfishVulnerable

Grayfish

Alopias vulpinus

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Silky SharkVulnerable

Silky Shark

Carcharhinus falciformis

CarnivoreVariable activityVulnerable
Indo-Pacific Humpback DolphinVulnerable

Indo-Pacific Humpback Dolphin

Sousa chinensis

CarnivoreVulnerableOcean
Tiger SharkNear Threatened

Tiger Shark

Galeocerdo cuvier

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Sooty TernLeast Concern

Sooty Tern

Onychoprion fuscatus

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

Spinner Dolphin

Stenella longirostris

CarnivoreNocturnalOcean
Endangered

Spotted Eagle Ray

Aetobatus narinari

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Near Threatened

Hump Coral

Porites lobata

CarnivoreColonialNear Threatened
Least Concern

Moorish Idol

Zanclus cornutus

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Near Threatened

Swordfish

Xiphias gladius

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Yellow-lipped Sea Krait

Laticauda colubrina

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Ritteri Anemone

Heteractis magnifica

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Least Concern

Spotted Garden Eel

Heteroconger hassi

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

Harlequin Snake Eel

Myrichthys colubrinus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Greater Argonaut

Argonauta argo

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Least Concern

Skipjack

Katsuwonus pelamis

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

Risso's Dolphin

Grampus griseus

CarnivoreNocturnalIn herds
Not Evaluated

Peacock Mantis Shrimp

Odontodactylus scyllarus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Spanner Crab

Ranina ranina

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Portuguese Man-of-war

Physalia physalis

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Least Concern

Geography Cone

Conus geographus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Green Snail

Turbo marmoratus

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Tiger Cowrie

Cypraea tigris

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
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Green TurtleEndangered

Green Turtle

Chelonia mydas

HerbivoreVariable activitySolitary
150 countries70 parks400 dive sites
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
Staghorn CoralCritically Endangered

Staghorn Coral

Acropora cervicornis

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
94 countries18 parks82 dive sites
DugongVulnerable

Dugong

Dugong dugon

HerbivoreVariable activitySolitary
46 countries16 parks41 dive sites
Giant MantaEndangered

Giant Manta

Mobula birostris

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary
108 countries19 parks28 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
Hawksbill TurtleCritically Endangered

Hawksbill Turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
114 countries51 parks376 dive sites
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34 parks
266 dive sites
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35 parks
236 dive sites
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20 parks
237 dive sites
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13 parks
138 dive sites
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20 parks
8 dive sites
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19 parks
9 dive sites
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12 parks
14 dive sites
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75 parks
21 dive sites
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16 parks
14 dive sites
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10 parks
28 dive sites
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27 parks
23 dive sites
76 countries
17 parks
2 dive sites
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61 countries35 parks235 dive sites
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61 countries35 parks235 dive sites