Wildlife in Brazil

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

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

turtles

Green Turtle

Chelonia mydas

47 linked spots

rays

Stingrays

43 linked spots

rays

Moray Eel

29 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Grouper/Basslets

27 linked spots

sharks

Nurse Shark

Ginglymostoma cirratum

19 linked spots

molluscs

Octopus

17 linked spots

turtles

Hawksbill Turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata

15 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Barracuda

14 linked spots

Gestreifter Adlerrochen ( Pteromylaeus bovinus )

rays

Eagle Ray

13 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Angelfish

11 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Surgeonfish

Acanthuridae

11 linked spots

crustaceans

Shrimp

10 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Butterfly Fish

9 linked spots

seahorses-and-pipefishes

Common Seahorse

Hippocampus kuda

8 linked spots

crustaceans

Crab

8 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Jackfish

8 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Parrotfish

8 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Sweetlips and Grunts

7 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Wrasse

7 linked spots

molluscs

Nudibranch

5 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Snapper

5 linked spots

rays

Giant Oceanic Manta Ray

Mobula birostris

4 linked spots

sharks

Lemon Shark

Negaprion brevirostris

4 linked spots

sharks

Grey Reef Shark

Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos

3 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Triggerfish

3 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Tuna

3 linked spots

freshwater-fishes

Bass

2 linked spots

freshwater-fishes

Carp

2 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Damselfish

2 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Goatfish

2 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Pufferfish

Tetraodontidae

2 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Scalloped Hammerhead

Sphyrna lewini

2 linked spots

dolphins

Spinner Dolphin

Stenella longirostris

2 linked spots

freshwater-fishes

Stickleback

2 linked spots

freshwater-fishes

Catfish

1 linked spots

Conger oceanicus from the Gulf of Mexico

saltwater-fishes

Conger Eel

Conger

1 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Eel

1 linked spots

whales

Humpback Whale

Megaptera novaeangliae

1 linked spots

turtles

Loggerhead Turtle

Caretta caretta

1 linked spots

jellyfish

Moon Jellyfish

Aurelia aurita

1 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Ocean Sunfish

Mola mola

1 linked spots

sharks

Oceanic Whitetip Shark

Carcharhinus longimanus

1 linked spots

seahorses-and-pipefishes

Pipefish

1 linked spots

rays

Reef Manta Ray

Mobula alfredi

1 linked spots

molluscs

Squid

1 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Trumpetfish

1 linked spots

sharks

Whitetip Reef Shark

Triaenodon obesus

1 linked spots

sharks

Zebra Shark

Stegostoma tigrinum

1 linked spots