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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.

Molluscs

Nudibranch

3 linked spots

a fish swimming in water
Saltwater Fishes

Parrotfish

3 linked spots

Saltwater Fishes

Tuna

3 linked spots

a fish that is swimming in the water
Saltwater Fishes

Barracuda

2 linked spots

Saltwater Fishes

Grouper/Basslets

2 linked spots

gray snake photography
Rays

Moray Eel

2 linked spots

gray shark in body of water
Sharks

Nurse Shark

Ginglymostoma cirratum

2 linked spots

Saltwater Fishes

Scorpionfish

Scorpaenidae

2 linked spots

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

Saltwater Fishes

Trumpetfish

2 linked spots

a close up of a sea anemone on the ocean floor
Saltwater Fishes

Frogfish

1 linked spot

Rays

Giant Oceanic Manta Ray

Mobula birostris

1 linked spot

Saltwater Fishes

Goatfish

1 linked spot

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 spot

Saltwater Fishes

Jackfish

1 linked spot

gray shark under water during daytime
Sharks

Lemon Shark

Negaprion brevirostris

1 linked spot

Saltwater Fishes

Surgeonfish

Acanthuridae

1 linked spot

Saltwater Fishes

Sweetlips and Grunts

1 linked spot