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Belize Wildlife | DiveJourney

Wildlife · Country Guide

🇧🇿Belize

Barrier reef ease up north, whale shark season down south, jungle days in between

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Wildlife in Belize

Browse the full species list linked to approved dive spots across Belize.

gray shark in body of water

Nurse Shark

Ginglymostoma cirratum

19 linked spots

green and black fish in body of water

Stingrays

19 linked spots

Gestreifter Adlerrochen ( Pteromylaeus bovinus )

Eagle Ray

17 linked spots

Green sea turtle ( Chelonia mydas ), Moorea, French Polynesia

Green Turtle

Chelonia mydas

16 linked spots

brown turtle in sea

Hawksbill Turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata

16 linked spots

Photo of Grouper/Basslets

saltwater-fishes

Grouper/Basslets

15 linked spots

gray snake photography

Moray Eel

15 linked spots

Photo of Jackfish

saltwater-fishes

Jackfish

13 linked spots

Photo of Snapper

saltwater-fishes

Snapper

13 linked spots

a fish that is swimming in the water

saltwater-fishes

Barracuda

12 linked spots

a fish swimming in water

saltwater-fishes

Parrotfish

12 linked spots

crab on rock

Crab

11 linked spots

a fish that is swimming in some water

saltwater-fishes

Angelfish

7 linked spots

Photo of Shrimp

Shrimp

6 linked spots

A blacktip reef shark swims over sandy seabed.

Blacktip Reef Shark

Carcharhinus melanopterus

5 linked spots

Photo of Sweetlips and Grunts

saltwater-fishes

Sweetlips and Grunts

5 linked spots

Photo of Eel

saltwater-fishes

Eel

4 linked spots

dolphin in body of water

Bottlenose Dolphin

3 linked spots

A fish that is sitting in the sand

saltwater-fishes

Butterfly Fish

3 linked spots

Photo of Octopus

Octopus

2 linked spots

Photo of Whitetip Reef Shark

Whitetip Reef Shark

Triaenodon obesus

2 linked spots

Photo of Common Seahorse

seahorses-and-pipefishes

Common Seahorse

Hippocampus kuda

1 linked spots

Grey reef shark (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos) Image ID: corl0207, NOAA's Coral Kingdom Collection Location: Pacific Remote Islands, Kingman Reef Photo Date: 2015 Photographer: Kevin Lino NOAA/NMFS/PIFSC/ESD

Grey Reef Shark

Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos

1 linked spots

Red lionfish (Pterois volitans) near Gilli Banta Island (near Komodo, Indonesia)

saltwater-fishes

Lionfish

1 linked spots

Photo of Manatee

Manatee

1 linked spots

Photo of Reef Manta Ray

Reef Manta Ray

Mobula alfredi

1 linked spots

Photo of Scorpionfish

saltwater-fishes

Scorpionfish

Scorpaenidae

1 linked spots

Photo of Surgeonfish

saltwater-fishes

Surgeonfish

Acanthuridae

1 linked spots

Photo of Tarpon

saltwater-fishes

Tarpon

1 linked spots

Photo of Trumpetfish

saltwater-fishes

Trumpetfish

1 linked spots

Photo of Tuna

saltwater-fishes

Tuna

1 linked spots

Photo of Wrasse

saltwater-fishes

Wrasse

1 linked spots