Fauna - Aquatic
Explore Kenya's diverse aquatic wildlife including 1,200+ marine fish species, 5 sea turtle species, and 500+ freshwater species. From coral reef inhabitants to Great Rift Valley lake endemics.
Marine Fauna
Fish, sea turtles, marine mammals, and other ocean species
Halidesmus polytretus
Halidesmus polytretus
Marine species found in Kenya's coastal waters and coral reefs.
NeRusichthys plesiomorphus
Rusichthys plesiomorphus
Marine species found in Kenya's coastal waters and coral reefs.
NeAfrican Cucumberfish
Paraulopus maculatus
Marine species found in Kenya's coastal waters and coral reefs.
NeShimoni Sweeper
Pempheris shimoni
Marine species found in Kenya's coastal waters and coral reefs.
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Hawksbill Turtle
Eretmochelys imbricata
Medium-sized sea turtle with distinctive hawksbill-shaped mouth
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Green Sea Turtle
Chelonia mydas
Large sea turtle with olive-brown carapace
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Dugong
Dugong dugon
Large marine mammal with paddle-like flippers and fluked tail
VuMombasa Pencil Wrasse
Pseudojuloides edwardi
Marine species found in Kenya's coastal waters and coral reefs.
NeWetland Fauna
Amphibians, wetland birds, and marsh-dwelling species
African Bullfrog
Pyxicephalus adspersus
Wetland species dependent on aquatic and semi-aquatic habitats.
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