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Cabo Verde

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Wildlife In Cabo Verde

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

Photo of Grouper/Basslets
saltwater-fishes

Grouper/Basslets

3 linked spots

gray snake photography
rays

Moray Eel

3 linked spots

Photo of Nudibranch
molluscs

Nudibranch

3 linked spots

a fish swimming in water
saltwater-fishes

Parrotfish

3 linked spots

Photo of Tuna
saltwater-fishes

Tuna

3 linked spots

a fish that is swimming in the water
saltwater-fishes

Barracuda

2 linked spots

a close up of a sea anemone on the ocean floor
saltwater-fishes

Frogfish

2 linked spots

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

Green Turtle

Chelonia mydas

2 linked spots

gray shark in body of water
sharks

Nurse Shark

Ginglymostoma cirratum

2 linked spots

Photo of Scorpionfish
saltwater-fishes

Scorpionfish

Scorpaenidae

2 linked spots

Photo of Soldierfish
saltwater-fishes

Soldierfish

Myripristinae

2 linked spots

green and black fish in body of water
rays

Stingrays

2 linked spots

a blue and white fish in an aquarium
saltwater-fishes

Triggerfish

2 linked spots

Photo of Trumpetfish
saltwater-fishes

Trumpetfish

2 linked spots

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

Damselfish

1 linked spots

Photo of Giant Oceanic Manta Ray
rays

Giant Oceanic Manta Ray

Mobula birostris

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

Photo of Jackfish
saltwater-fishes

Jackfish

1 linked spots

gray shark under water during daytime
sharks

Lemon Shark

Negaprion brevirostris

1 linked spots

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

Lionfish

1 linked spots

Photo of Loggerhead Turtle
turtles

Loggerhead Turtle

Caretta caretta

1 linked spots

Photo of Octopus
molluscs

Octopus

1 linked spots

Photo of Pufferfish
saltwater-fishes

Pufferfish

Tetraodontidae

1 linked spots

Photo of Snapper
saltwater-fishes

Snapper

1 linked spots

Photo of Surgeonfish
saltwater-fishes

Surgeonfish

Acanthuridae

1 linked spots

Photo of Sweetlips and Grunts
saltwater-fishes

Sweetlips and Grunts

1 linked spots

Photo of Wrasse
saltwater-fishes

Wrasse

1 linked spots