Perhentian Marine Life

There's such an abundance of life in the sea around the Perhentians that we couldn't list it all here. But to give you a taster, here are...

Ten species that are really easy to spot:

• Black Tip Reef Shark
• Blue Ringed Angelfish
• Clownfish (Nemo!)
• Giant Pufferfish
• Green & Hawksbill Turtles
• Jenkins Whipray
• Moon Wrasse
• Teira Batfish
• Titan Triggerfish
• Zebra Lionfish

Ten species that are fairly easy to spot:

• Bamboo Shark
• Bumphead Parrotfish
• Cuttlefish
• Giant Moray Eel
• Great Barracuda
• Morish Idol
• Porcupinefish
• Razorfish
• Yellow Margin Triggerfish
• Yellow Boxfish

Ten species that are not so easy to spot... but we've seen them!:

• Barramundi
• Blue Ringed Octopus
• Bristly Pufferfish
• Eagle Ray
• Indian Bannerfish
• Leopard Shark
• Queenfish
• Seahorses
• Sea Pens
• Whale Shark

And not forgetting life in the macro world:

• Arrow Crab
• Banded Cleaner Shrimp
• Blue Dragon Nudibranch
• Flabellina Rubrolineata
• Geometric Chromodoris Nudibranch
• Hinged Beak Shrimp
• Jorunna Funebras
• Long Snout Pipefish
• Whip Coral Shrimp
• Zebra Crab

All photos on this page (and the website) were taken in the Perhentians. So come dive or snorkel with us today and see what else you can see in the sea here!

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