Where to see
Taeniura lymma
Ningaloo Marine Park leads · 4 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Reef ray during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ningaloo Marine Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Komodo National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 3 | Raja Ampat | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 4 | Tangkoko Nature Reserve | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
Ningaloo Marine Park
In Ningaloo Marine Park, Australia, about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Reef ray sighting on a given day, the highest of the 4 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Komodo National Park and more
After Ningaloo Marine Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Reef ray are in Komodo National Park (Indonesia, about 60%), Raja Ampat (Indonesia, about 50%) and Tangkoko Nature Reserve (Indonesia, about 50%). Outside Oceania, the best option is Komodo National Park in Southeast Asia (about 60%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are January, June and November in Ningaloo Marine Park (about 90%), November in Komodo National Park (about 90%) and January and April–July in Raja Ampat (about 80%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Reef ray on a given day. Each park's Reef ray page has the full month-by-month chart.
