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 · Aug Galápagos Shark
Carcharhinus galapagensisCocos Island · Galápagos -
Peak · Aug Great White Shark
Carcharodon carchariasGansbaai -
Peak · Aug Pelagic Thresher Shark
Alopias pelagicusMalapascua -
Peak · Aug Scalloped Hammerhead
Sphyrna lewiniCocos Island · Galápagos · Red Sea — Brothers, Daedalus & Elphinstone -
Peak · Aug Tiger Shark
Galeocerdo cuvierFuvahmulah -
Peak · Aug Whale Shark
Rhincodon typusGalápagos · Maldives (Central Atolls) · Playa del Carmen & Isla Mujeres -
Peak · Aug Wobbegong Shark
Orectolobidae (family)Raja Ampat -
Present · Aug Bronze Whaler Shark
Carcharhinus brachyurusSardine Run (Wild Coast) -
Present · Aug Bull Shark
Carcharhinus leucasPalau -
Present · Aug 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 · Aug Dolphins
Family Delphinidae (various species)Bimini · Marsa Alam -
Peak · Aug Humpback Whale
Megaptera novaeangliaeNingaloo -
Present · Aug Bryde's Whale
Balaenoptera edeniSardine Run (Wild Coast) -
Present · Aug Sperm Whale
Physeter macrocephalusDominica -
Off — peak Nov Orca (Killer Whale)
Orcinus orca1 destinations
§ 04
Fish — reef & pelagic fish
6 species-
Peak · Aug Frogfish
Family AntennariidaeLembeh Strait -
Peak · Aug Leafy Seadragon
Phycodurus equesRapid Bay & Edithburgh -
Peak · Aug Mandarinfish
Synchiropus splendidusLembeh Strait · Palau -
Peak · Aug Ocean Sunfish (Mola Mola)
Mola molaNusa Penida -
Peak · Aug Pygmy Seahorse
Hippocampus bargibanti (and related species)Komodo · Lembeh Strait · Palau -
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.