Marine Life in Malaysia
Malaysia is blessed with a rich diversity of marine ecosystems that support some of the most abundant zones of marine life in the world. These include world-class tropical coral reefs, as well as seagrass and mangrove forests. Malaysia’s Marine Parks typically protect significant coral reef areas, as they contain the highest marine biodiversity, and are important to sustain fisheries.
Many tropical Asia-Pacific coral reef species make their home in Malaysia’s Marine Parks, and are commonly found in all of them. But we also get migratory visitors such as whale sharks.
Learn more about the marine life in Marine Parks and how to see them responsibly.
Iconic species map
Some of our iconic marine megafauna are resident, while others visit during specific times of the year. Discover which marine parks are associated with them in Malaysia's first interactive marine megafauna map.
Click on the icons on the map for more information. Open more map layers by clicking the drawer icon next to the map title.
Contact us here if you want to suggest corrections or additions to the map. Thank you for contributing!
Call for contributors!
If you are a marine biologist working in Malaysia, or a marine enthusiast, why not share your favourite species here with us – and promote your research, business, or book? Reach out to us, and we will send you our article template!
We gratefully acknowledge Selva’s Untold Stories for being the first biologist/ nature tour article contributor.
Publications
Our e-Library compiles books, research papers, reports, and other publications related to Marine Parks, conservation projects, and general marine life in Malaysia.
(Work in progress. Reach out to us to add your publication.)
