Marine life of

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Koh Lanta is the closest island to the famous dive sites Hin Daeng (Red Rock) and Hin Muang (Purple Rock). These dive sites are known as one of the best dive sites in Thailand. Manta rays and Whale sharks are regularly seen here from February through April. 

There are no dive sites and interesting snorkeling spots close to Lanta. You need to go on a boat trip to reach them, but it's worth the effort. The Andaman sea contains many different marine life species and you can expect to see a lot of them. For sure you are going to see different types of clownfish, butterflyfish, damselfishes, fusiliers, groupers, snappers and trevallies. Futhermore you have a realistic chance to see turtles, the yellow boxfish, an octopus, the scribbled filefish, the giant moray, nudibranchs, the black spotted puffer, lion fish and the titan triggerfish. 

 

 

  1. Goldlined spinefoot

    Siganus guttatus

    Elias Levy (CC: BY)

  2. Giant manta

    Manta birostris

    aquapix (C) All rights reserved

  3. Live sharksucker

    Echeneis naucrates

    Cigdem Sean Cooper (C) All rights reserved

  4. Common lionfish

    Pterois miles

    Derek Keats (CC: BY)

  5. Bearded scorpionfish

    Scorpaenopsis barbata

    serg_dibrova (C) All rights reserved

  6. Tiger tail seahorse

    Hippocampus comes

    S J Carr (C) All rights reserved

  7. Columbrine sea krait

    Laticauda colubrina

    Elias Levy (CC: BY)

  8. Crown-of-thorns starfish (appearance 1)

    Acanthaster planci

    Ethan Daniels (C) All rights reserved

  1. Long-spine sea urchin

    Diadema setosum

    iliuta goean (C) All rights reserved

  2. Blacktail reef shark

    Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos

    aquapix (C) All rights reserved

  3. Blacktip reef shark

    Carcharhinus melanopterus

    cbpix (C) All rights reserved

  4. Whale shark

    Rhincodon typus

    feel4nature (C) All rights reserved

  5. Whale shark

    Rhincodon typus

    kaschibo (C) All rights reserved

  6. Zebra shark

    Stegostoma fasciatum

    Narchuk (C) All rights reserved

  7. Harlequin shrimp

    Hymenocera picta

    Stephen Childs (CC: BY)

  8. Banded coral shrimp

    Stenopus hispidus

    ligio (C) All rights reserved

  1. Sexy shrimp

    Thor amboinensis

    prilfish (CC: BY)

  2. Checkered snapper

    Lutjanus decussatus

    orlandin (C) All rights reserved

  3. Bluestripe snapper

    Lutjanus kasmira

    stephan kerkhofs (C) All rights reserved

  4. One-spot snapper

    Lutjanus monostigma

    Derek Keats (CC: BY)

  5. Black and white snapper (adult)

    Macolor niger

    Derek Keats (CC: BY)

  6. Barrel Sponge

    Xestospongia testudinaria

    Lawrence Cruciana (C) All rights reserved

  7. Ribbontail stingray

    Taeniura lymma

    Sergey Khachatryan (C) All rights reserved

  8. Powderblue surgeonfish

    Acanthurus leucosternon

    LubaShi (C) All rights reserved

  1. Lined surgeonfish

    Acanthurus lineatus

    Paul and Jill (CC: BY)

  2. Orange-lined triggerfish

    Balistapus undulatus

    serg_dibrova (C) All rights reserved

  3. Clown triggerfish

    Balistoides conspicillum

    NOAA Photo Library (CC: BY)

  4. Titan triggerfish

    Balistoides viridescens

    Rich Carey (C) All rights reserved

  5. Red-toothed triggerfish

    Odonus niger

    totophotos (C) All rights reserved

  6. Green sea turtle

    Chelonia mydas

    Isabella Kuehn (C) All rights reserved

  7. Hawksbill sea turtle

    Eretmochelys imbricata

    stephan kerkhofs (C) All rights reserved

  8. Bignose unicornfish (subadult)

    Naso vlamingii

    brian.gratwicke (CC: BY)

Tags: Marine life, Fish, Coral, Fishcard, Fishslate, Scuba diving, Snorkeling, Underwaterphotography, Uwphotography, Reeflife, MyFishGallery.

Marine life tags: Whale shark, Giant manta, Green turtle, Titan triggerfish, Clown anemonefish (a.k.a. Clownfish, Nemo), Great barracuda, Yellow boxfish, Ribbontail stingray (a.k.a. Blue spotted stingray), Yellowmargin triggerfish, Orbicular batfish, Harlequin sweetlips, Christmas tree worm, Giant moray, Snowflake moray, Bearded scorpionfish, Black-blotched porcupinefish (a.k.a. Pufferfish), Nudibranchs, Yellowface angelfish, Copperband butterflyfish, Indo-pacific sergeant, Warty frogfish, Blackspotted puffer, Zebra shark.

Locationtags: Koh Lanta, Andaman Sea, Thailand, Diving Koh Lanta, Diving Andaman Sea, Diving Thailand, Diving Thailand, Marine life Koh Lanta, Marine life Andaman Sea, Snorkeling Koh Lanta, Snorkeling Andaman Sea, Holiday Koh Lanta.