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Brazil

Reefs, wrecks, oceanic islands, and crystal rivers across Brazil's Atlantic playground

Updated Mar 4, 2026 • 7 sources

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Wildlife In Brazil

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

green and black fish in body of water
rays

Stingrays

29 linked spots

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

Green Turtle

Chelonia mydas

28 linked spots

gray snake photography
rays

Moray Eel

18 linked spots

Photo of Grouper/Basslets
saltwater-fishes

Grouper/Basslets

16 linked spots

brown turtle in sea
turtles

Hawksbill Turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata

11 linked spots

gray shark in body of water
sharks

Nurse Shark

Ginglymostoma cirratum

11 linked spots

a fish swimming in water
saltwater-fishes

Parrotfish

7 linked spots

Photo of Octopus
molluscs

Octopus

5 linked spots

a fish that is swimming in some water
saltwater-fishes

Angelfish

4 linked spots

Photo of Common Seahorse
seahorses-and-pipefishes

Common Seahorse

Hippocampus kuda

4 linked spots

Gestreifter Adlerrochen ( Pteromylaeus bovinus )
rays

Eagle Ray

4 linked spots

gray shark under water during daytime
sharks

Lemon Shark

Negaprion brevirostris

4 linked spots

Photo of Surgeonfish
saltwater-fishes

Surgeonfish

Acanthuridae

4 linked spots

Photo of Sweetlips and Grunts
saltwater-fishes

Sweetlips and Grunts

4 linked spots

a fish that is swimming in the water
saltwater-fishes

Barracuda

3 linked spots

Photo of Giant Oceanic Manta Ray
rays

Giant Oceanic Manta Ray

Mobula birostris

3 linked spots

Photo of Shrimp
crustaceans

Shrimp

3 linked spots

Photo of Wrasse
saltwater-fishes

Wrasse

3 linked spots

A fish that is sitting in the sand
saltwater-fishes

Butterfly Fish

2 linked spots

a blue and yellow fish on a coral reef
saltwater-fishes

Damselfish

2 linked spots

Photo of Jackfish
saltwater-fishes

Jackfish

2 linked spots

Photo of Snapper
saltwater-fishes

Snapper

2 linked spots

Photo of Stickleback
freshwater-fishes

Stickleback

2 linked spots

Conger oceanicus from the Gulf of Mexico
saltwater-fishes

Conger Eel

Conger

1 linked spots

crab on rock
crustaceans

Crab

1 linked spots

Photo of Goatfish
saltwater-fishes

Goatfish

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
sharks

Grey Reef Shark

Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos

1 linked spots

Humpback Whale underwater shot
whales

Humpback Whale

Megaptera novaeangliae

1 linked spots

Photo of Nudibranch
molluscs

Nudibranch

1 linked spots

Photo of Reef Manta Ray
rays

Reef Manta Ray

Mobula alfredi

1 linked spots

Photo of Scalloped Hammerhead
saltwater-fishes

Scalloped Hammerhead

Sphyrna lewini

1 linked spots

Photo of Spinner Dolphin
dolphins

Spinner Dolphin

Stenella longirostris

1 linked spots

a blue and white fish in an aquarium
saltwater-fishes

Triggerfish

1 linked spots

Photo of Tuna
saltwater-fishes

Tuna

1 linked spots