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 · Oct Galápagos Shark
Carcharhinus galapagensisCocos Island · Galápagos -
Peak · Oct Oceanic Whitetip Shark
Carcharhinus longimanusRed Sea — Brothers, Daedalus & Elphinstone -
Peak · Oct Pelagic Thresher Shark
Alopias pelagicusMalapascua -
Peak · Oct Scalloped Hammerhead
Sphyrna lewiniCocos Island · Galápagos -
Peak · Oct Tiger Shark
Galeocerdo cuvierFuvahmulah · Tiger Beach -
Peak · Oct Whale Shark
Rhincodon typusGalápagos · Maldives (Central Atolls) -
Peak · Oct Wobbegong Shark
Orectolobidae (family)Raja Ampat -
Present · Oct Bull Shark
Carcharhinus leucasPalau -
Present · Oct Silky Shark
Carcharhinus falciformisCocos Island · Galápagos · Jardines de la Reina -
Off — peak Jun Bronze Whaler Shark
Carcharhinus brachyurus1 destinations -
Off — peak Dec Great Hammerhead
Sphyrna mokarran2 destinations -
Off — peak May Great White Shark
Carcharodon carcharias1 destinations
§ 02
Rays — mantas & their relatives
3 species
§ 03
Whales & Dolphins — whales & dolphins
5 species-
Peak · Oct Dolphins
Family Delphinidae (various species)La Paz (Sea of Cortez) · Marsa Alam -
Peak · Oct Humpback Whale
Megaptera novaeangliaeNingaloo -
Present · Oct Orca (Killer Whale)
Orcinus orcaSkjervøy & Tromsø (Winter Orcas) -
Present · Oct Sperm Whale
Physeter macrocephalusDominica -
Off — peak Jun Bryde's Whale
Balaenoptera edeni1 destinations
§ 04
Fish — reef & pelagic fish
6 species-
Peak · Oct Frogfish
Family AntennariidaeLembeh Strait -
Peak · Oct Leafy Seadragon
Phycodurus equesRapid Bay & Edithburgh -
Peak · Oct Mandarinfish
Synchiropus splendidusLembeh Strait · Palau -
Peak · Oct Pygmy Seahorse
Hippocampus bargibanti (and related species)Komodo · Lembeh Strait · Palau -
Present · Oct 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.