Marine species in Myanmar
33 species divers have recorded here, each verified against the World Register of Marine Species. Log your dives on DIVR to add to the record.
Commonly seen
13You have a good chance of spotting these on a typical dive.
commonAcropora aspera
commonArothron nigropunctatus
Blackspotted Puffer
commonCephalopholis boenak
Chocolate Hind
commonCephalopholis formosa
Bluelined Grouper
commonDiadema setosum
Black Longspine Urchin
commonEpinephelus coioides
Orange-Spotted Grouper
commonEpinephelus erythrurus
Cloudy Rock Cod
commonEpinephelus quoyanus
Longfin Grouper
commonGymnothorax fimbriatus
Fimbriated Moray
commonLinckia laevigata
Azure Sea Star
Mustelus andamanensis
Houndshark
commonRhincodon typus
Whale Shark
commonSillago sihama
Silver Sillago
Occasionally seen
10Regular residents, but not on every dive.
occasionalAbalistes stellatus
Flat-Tailed Trigger-Fish
occasionalAmphiprion ocellaris
Western Clownfish
occasionalCarcharhinus leucas
Bull Shark
occasionalCarcharhinus melanopterus
Blacktip Reef Shark
Chelidoperca myathantuni
occasionalEpibulus insidiator
Jawslinger
occasionalFromia nodosa
Elegant Sea Star
occasionalGymnothorax javanicus
Giant Moray
occasionalHerpolitha limax
Slipper Coral
occasionalMadrepora oculata
Ocular Coral
Rare finds
10Lucky encounters worth logging.
rareAmphiprion clarkii
Yellowtail Clownfish
rareAmphiprion ephippium
Saddle Anemonefish
rareCulcita schmideliana
Pincushion Cushionstar
rareGerarda prevostiana
Cat-Eyed Water Snake
rareHimantura uarnak
Honeycomb Stingray
Himantura undulata
Bleeker's Variegated Whipray
rareMobula birostris
Giant Manta Ray
rarePomacanthus annularis
Bluering Angelfish
rareRhizoprionodon acutus
Milk Shark
rareStenopus hispidus
Banded Coral Shrimp