32 species · sharks · rays · megafauna · macro
The animals, and where to meet them.
Every species links to the destinations where it's seen, the months it peaks, and the dive sites with the highest reliability. Browse by category or filter by what's in the water right now.
§ 01
Sharks — apex encounters
12 species-
Peak · Jun Bronze Whaler Shark
Carcharhinus brachyurusSardine Run (Wild Coast) -
Peak · Jun Galápagos Shark
Carcharhinus galapagensisCocos Island · Galápagos -
Peak · Jun Great White Shark
Carcharodon carchariasGansbaai -
Peak · Jun Pelagic Thresher Shark
Alopias pelagicusMalapascua -
Peak · Jun Scalloped Hammerhead
Sphyrna lewiniCocos Island · Galápagos · Red Sea — Brothers, Daedalus & Elphinstone -
Peak · Jun Tiger Shark
Galeocerdo cuvierFuvahmulah -
Peak · Jun Whale Shark
Rhincodon typusGalápagos · Maldives (Central Atolls) · Ningaloo -
Peak · Jun Wobbegong Shark
Orectolobidae (family)Raja Ampat -
Present · Jun Bull Shark
Carcharhinus leucasPalau -
Present · Jun Silky Shark
Carcharhinus falciformisCocos Island · Galápagos · Jardines de la Reina -
Off — peak Dec Great Hammerhead
Sphyrna mokarran2 destinations -
Off — peak Oct Oceanic Whitetip Shark
Carcharhinus longimanus4 destinations
§ 02
Rays — mantas & their relatives
3 species
§ 03
Whales & Dolphins — whales & dolphins
5 species-
Peak · Jun Bryde's Whale
Balaenoptera edeniSardine Run (Wild Coast) -
Peak · Jun Dolphins
Family Delphinidae (various species)Bimini · Marsa Alam · Sardine Run (Wild Coast) -
Present · Jun Humpback Whale
Megaptera novaeangliaeNingaloo · Sardine Run (Wild Coast) -
Present · Jun Sperm Whale
Physeter macrocephalusDominica -
Off — peak Nov Orca (Killer Whale)
Orcinus orca1 destinations
§ 04
Fish — reef & pelagic fish
6 species-
Peak · Jun Frogfish
Family AntennariidaeLembeh Strait -
Peak · Jun Leafy Seadragon
Phycodurus equesRapid Bay & Edithburgh -
Peak · Jun Mandarinfish
Synchiropus splendidusLembeh Strait · Palau -
Peak · Jun Pygmy Seahorse
Hippocampus bargibanti (and related species)Komodo · Lembeh Strait · Palau -
Present · Jun Ocean Sunfish (Mola Mola)
Mola molaNusa Penida -
Off — peak Jan Atlantic Sailfish
Istiophorus platypterus1 destinations
§ 05
Invertebrates — macro & cephalopods
2 species
§ 06
Seals & Sea Lions — seals & sea lions
1 species
§ 07
Manatees & Dugongs — manatees & dugongs
2 species
§ 08
Reptiles — sea turtles & crocodiles
1 species
No species match those filters.