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Solomon Islands

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Explore the Solomon Islands

The Solomon Islands are a group of 922 volcanic islands and coral islets spread across the tropical Pacific, northeast from Australia. There are six major islands; Guadalcanal, Malita, New Georgia, Santa Isabel, Makira and Choiseul. Mostly undiscovered by the masses, the shallow reefs are abundant with marine life that find shelter in caves, wrecks, steep walls, and mucky seabeds. Whether a fan of pelagic action or macro creatures, the Solomon Islands diving has it all, from ghost pipefish to squadrons of manta rays.

If you intend to experience the ‘best of’ while scuba diving in the Solomon Island, choose to dive from a combination of dive resorts and liveaboards. As liveaboards tend not to spend much time diving the WWII wrecks of Guadalcanal, divers can explore the wrecks via daily trips from dive centres or by staying in one of the outstanding dive resorts.

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Courses and Events

Solomon Islands - Dive Gizo

Escape to Paradise. Dive into Legend. Welcome to Fatboys Resort — where barefoot luxury meets world-class diving in one of the South Pacific’s most breathtaking hidden gems. From the moment you arrive, life slows down, the water turns impossibly blue, and adventure waits just beneath the surface. Set on the postcard-perfect Mbambanga Island, only a short boat ride from Gizo and the airport, this exclusive island retreat is pure tropical magic. With just six stunning waterfront bungalows and a stylish Beach House, Fatboys offers an intimate, relaxed vibe where every guest feels like they’ve discovered a secret slice of paradise. Each bungalow is handcrafted using traditional materials, blended seamlessly with modern luxury. Think panoramic ocean views, private verandas, and waking up to the gentle sound of waves lapping at the shore. This is island living at its absolute finest. World-Class Diving Right at Your Doorstep The Solomon Islands are legendary for diving — and Fatboys sits right in the heart of it. Expect crystal-clear water, vibrant reefs, pelagic action, and history-rich wrecks that few divers on Earth get to experience. Dive Site Highlights One Tree Reef A stunning sloping wall drift dive bursting with colour. Glide past hard and soft corals, sea fans, and nudibranchs while spotting giant stingrays, eagle rays, and black & white tip reef sharks. Secret Spot Reef A macro lover’s dream! This hidden gem teems with life — turtles, cuttlefish, seahorses, eagle rays, and a rich mix of soft and hard corals. Grand Central Reef Start in a vibrant coral garden, then drift toward a dramatic drop-off where currents attract schools of fish, barracuda, tuna, sharks, and eagle rays. Big action, big smiles. Kennedy Island Steeped in history and named after JFK, this outer wall drift dive features massive sea fans, pygmy seahorses, and regular pelagic encounters. Joe’s Wall Reef A spectacular deep drop-off with exceptional visibility. Expect colourful coral, stingrays, nudibranchs, and striking pink anemones. Toa Maru WWII Wreck Dive into history on this 6,700-ton Japanese ship, sunk in 1943. Explore between 7–37m, discovering sake bottles, bullets, lanterns, and even a one-man tank. American WWII Hellcat Fighter Plane An incredible, intact fighter plane resting in just 9m of water — perfect for divers and snorkellers. One of the most accessible WWII relics you’ll ever see. This Is More Than a Dive Trip It’s adventure, relaxation, history, and tropical luxury wrapped into one unforgettable experience. Limited accommodation, epic diving, and a destination that remains beautifully untouched. Spots are limited — don’t miss your chance to dive one of the world’s best-kept secrets. Book now and experience Fatboys Resort for yourself.

September 28, 2026
$2,620.19
A$3,646.00

Dive Centers

Fatboys Resort

Fatboys Resort, PO Box 140 Gizo PO Box 140 Gizo Western Proven, Solomon Islands

Dive Guadalcanal, Kymberlee Bryce

Kakabona, Guadalcanal, Honiara, Solomon Islands

Papatura, Nick Blanche

2/33 Dominions Rd, 4214 Ashmore, Solomon Islands

UEPI ISLAND RESORT

Uepi Island, 00000 Marovo Lagoon, Solomon Islands

Bilikiki Cruises

PO Box 876, 0000 Honiara, Solomon Islands

Driftwood

Gatokae Island, Kavovalata, Kavovalata, Solomon Islands

Dive Sites

DIVE MUNDA, Munda

Mbigo Mbigo (★4.5)

So good they named it twice! This site is a 45-minute boat ride with a spectacular reef featuring gullies and canyons among the coral. This site is also interesting for snorkelers as the reef formations in the first 10m are out of this world. Divers drop down to 25m and follow the wall for plenty of pelagics.
DIVE MUNDA, Munda

Shark Point Solomon Islands (★4.6)

Shark Point is a 20-minute boat ride and is one of Dive Munda’s signature sites. Situated at the end of a reef protruding a mile out into the Solomon Sea, it drops off more than 600m and can be dived at any depth from 10m to 60m.
DIVE MUNDA, Munda

Marlon’s Crack (★4.4)

Discovered by the well known Melbourne based freediver Marlon Quinn from Watermaarq, Marlon’s Crack is abundant with hard corals and reef fish. Crevices and caves run deep into the wall providing spectacular swim-throughs for freedivers, snorkelers, and divers.
Raiders Hotel & Dive, 0000 Tulagi

USS Aaron Ward (Wreck) (★5.0)

USS Aaron Ward (DD-483) is a Gleaves Class Destroyer that sunk on 7 April 1943. An iconic technical dive in the Solomon Islands 62 - 74m with great visibility and marine life. Best dived at slack tide.
DIVE MUNDA, Munda

Vought F4U Corsair (Wreck) (★4.6)

This Corsair lies in about 8m of water in a silty bottom just a few hundred meters out from the dive shop. Visibility can be challenging depending on tides and wind so early in the morning is the best time to explore this fully intact wreck.

Top Wildlife Sightings in the Solomon Islands

While scuba diving in the Solomon Islands, it is possible to encounter up to 1019 species of reef fish, 17 species of marine mammals, 5 species of turtle and one species of the saltwater crocodile. Plenty of pelagic species are commonly seen such as schools of jacks, barracuda and tuna. The reefs are covered in vibrant fish and the macro subjects are plentiful, with the chance to see pygmy seahorse, ghost pipefish, nudibranchs, xenon crabs, mantis shrimp, ribbon eels, and the hairy squat lobster. Anemonefish, spiny lobster and the fiery dartfish often make an appearance. In Munda, grey, black-tip, and white-tip reef sharks routinely patrol while lucky divers may even have the opportunity to swim alongside a hammerhead shark! Clusters of manta ray are sometimes seen, dancing gracefully in the blue.

Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 200

Alamy-WaterFrame

Moray Eel
98 Sightings
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8
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3
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7
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14
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6
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13
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8
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10
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12
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7
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1
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9
Shutterstock-Shane Myers Photography

Green Turtle
89 Sightings
J
7
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3
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6
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8
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4
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14
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10
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9
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16
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6
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2
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4

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 600

iStock/ultramarinfoto

Wrasse
75 Sightings
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6
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12
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6
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6
M
2
J
2
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9
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6
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15
O
8
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0
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3

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 27

iStock-Global_Pics

Barracuda
74 Sightings
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6
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2
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2
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11
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1
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15
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3
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4
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16
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10
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2
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The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 25

iStock/Juliosanjuan

Eagle Ray
61 Sightings
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7
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1
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12
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2
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8
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8
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4
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7
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4
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6
Shutterstock-Andrey Armyagov

Hawksbill Turtle
32 Sightings
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6
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3
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3
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4
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4
J
1
A
3
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5
O
1
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D
2

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 300

Alamy/Reinhard Dirscherl

Octopus
28 Sightings
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2
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5
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3
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5
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3
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3
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2
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1
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2
iStock-crisod

Reef Manta Ray
17 Sightings
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3
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2
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3
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1
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1
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1
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The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 28

Udo Kefrig

Clownfish
195 Sightings
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15
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15
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16
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19
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7
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16
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22
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16
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31
O
23
N
2
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13

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 100

iStock-burnsboxco

Parrotfish
167 Sightings
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17
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14
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11
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7
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10
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15
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14
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28
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15
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The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 90

Shutterstock-Rich Carey

Angelfish
165 Sightings
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15
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14
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11
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17
M
7
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15
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17
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14
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24
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19
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1
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11

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 130

Shutterstock_Krzysztof Odziomek

Butterfly Fish
142 Sightings
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12
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12
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10
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12
M
5
J
8
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16
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16
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24
O
18
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0
D
9
iStock-June Jacobsen

Whitetip Reef Shark
122 Sightings
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10
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2
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5
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15
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4
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19
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18
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10
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20
O
9
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2
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8

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 40

iStock-wrangel

Triggerfish
119 Sightings
J
14
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9
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10
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12
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5
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7
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9
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12
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21
O
9
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1
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10

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 150

Shutterstock-aquapix

Sweetlips and Grunts
104 Sightings
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8
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10
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5
A
8
M
6
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7
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6
A
11
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19
O
14
N
2
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8

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 3000

SSI-Peter-Schinck

Nudibranch
100 Sightings
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7
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5
M
10
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12
M
6
J
7
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11
A
13
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13
O
9
N
2
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5
AdobeStock-Nikolai Sorokin

Blacktip Reef Shark
95 Sightings
J
7
F
2
M
4
A
17
M
4
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20
J
8
A
9
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10
O
3
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3
D
8

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 12

iStock/cinoby

Lionfish
95 Sightings
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4
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8
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12
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13
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5
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8
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10
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14
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9
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9
AdobeStock-Marc Henauer

Grey Reef Shark
89 Sightings
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9
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2
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4
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7
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7
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14
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12
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5
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13
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8
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3
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5

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 85

iStock-mirecca

Surgeonfish
87 Sightings
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8
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11
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5
M
5
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4
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4
A
9
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13
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14
N
0
D
6

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 130

AdobeStock-JirinaVFR

Pufferfish
78 Sightings
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8
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7
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7
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2
M
6
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6
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9
A
6
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13
O
9
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1
D
4

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 8

Alamy-Reinhard Dirscherl

Bannerfish
70 Sightings
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4
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3
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9
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12
M
2
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4
J
4
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7
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13
O
10
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0
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2

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 350

Alamy-Andre Seal

Damselfish
61 Sightings
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2
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7
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6
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3
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3
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7
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3
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13
O
9
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1
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3

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 80

iStock/Extreme-Photographer

Stingrays
54 Sightings
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3
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7
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1
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3
M
3
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9
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4
A
5
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11
O
4
N
1
D
3

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 60

iStock-Global_Pics

Soldierfish
50 Sightings
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2
F
2
M
4
A
12
M
3
J
1
J
1
A
5
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12
O
6
N
0
D
2

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 250

Shutterstock-Henry_and_Laura_Whittaker

Grouper/Basslets
35 Sightings
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2
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8
M
2
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0
M
0
J
6
J
1
A
2
S
8
O
4
N
0
D
2

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 110

iStock-Rainer von Brandis

Snapper
33 Sightings
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1
F
4
M
5
A
2
M
2
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2
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2
A
2
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6
O
6
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0
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1

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 90

Shutterstock-Levent Konuk

Goatfish
31 Sightings
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3
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2
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1
A
4
M
3
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2
J
1
A
1
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7
O
6
N
1
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0

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 40

iStock-Hoatzinexp

Jackfish
29 Sightings
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2
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2
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3
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3
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2
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2
A
1
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8
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6
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0
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The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 25

AdobeStock_Vladimir Wrangel

Boxfish
26 Sightings
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3
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4
M
5
A
1
M
1
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2
J
3
A
0
S
2
O
2
N
2
D
1

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 60

iStock-Global_Pics

Squirrelfish
25 Sightings
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0
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3
M
2
A
4
M
3
J
0
J
2
A
2
S
7
O
2
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0
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0

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 3

Shutterstock_Leo Lorenzo

Trumpetfish
25 Sightings
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2
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0
M
3
A
1
M
1
J
1
J
2
A
5
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6
O
4
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0
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0

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 60

iStock-Global_Pics

Spiny Lobster
24 Sightings
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1
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0
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0
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5
M
2
J
5
J
4
A
2
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1
O
1
N
1
D
2

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 80

iStock-bearacreative

Emperor
24 Sightings
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1
F
5
M
1
A
0
M
0
J
1
J
0
A
2
S
6
O
7
N
0
D
1

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 2

AdobeStock-hakbak

Nurse Shark
22 Sightings
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3
F
2
M
0
A
1
M
0
J
2
J
3
A
6
S
4
O
0
N
1
D
0

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 3400

Shutterstock-Shane Gross

Shrimp
22 Sightings
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1
F
2
M
4
A
2
M
0
J
3
J
2
A
3
S
2
O
2
N
1
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0

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 7000

iStock-Michael Zeigler

Crab
19 Sightings
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0
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2
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1
A
3
M
1
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4
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0
A
1
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3
O
2
N
1
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1

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 55

Shutterstock-RLS Photo

Lobster
19 Sightings
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2
F
1
M
0
A
1
M
0
J
1
J
2
A
3
S
8
O
1
N
0
D
0

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 120

SSI-Peter-Schinck

Cuttlefish
16 Sightings
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1
F
0
M
1
A
4
M
1
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2
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0
A
0
S
3
O
2
N
1
D
1

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 250

iStock-Miguel-Angelo-Silva.

Scorpionfish
16 Sightings
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0
F
2
M
1
A
2
M
2
J
3
J
2
A
1
S
0
O
2
N
0
D
1
AdobeStock_cherylvb

Garibaldi Damselfish
15 Sightings
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0
F
1
M
1
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
2
S
4
O
7
N
0
D
0

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 15

Shutterstock-Hans Gert Broeder

Garfish
14 Sightings
J
3
F
0
M
4
A
3
M
0
J
0
J
2
A
1
S
0
O
1
N
0
D
0

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 15

Shutterstock-Al McGlashan

Tuna
13 Sightings
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0
F
1
M
2
A
5
M
0
J
1
J
1
A
1
S
0
O
1
N
1
D
0

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 130

iStock-Christian von Mach

Pipefish
12 Sightings
J
2
F
0
M
1
A
1
M
0
J
1
J
1
A
2
S
1
O
1
N
1
D
1

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 250

Alamy-Nature Photographers Ltd

Skate Fish
10 Sightings
J
6
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
1
J
0
A
0
S
2
O
1
N
0
D
0