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Wildlife In Costa Rica

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

Photo of Whitetip Reef Shark
sharks

Whitetip Reef Shark

Triaenodon obesus

9 linked spots

Humpback Whale underwater shot
whales

Humpback Whale

Megaptera novaeangliae

6 linked spots

gray snake photography
rays

Moray Eel

6 linked spots

green and black fish in body of water
rays

Stingrays

6 linked spots

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

Green Turtle

Chelonia mydas

5 linked spots

Photo of Snapper
saltwater-fishes

Snapper

5 linked spots

Photo of Jackfish
saltwater-fishes

Jackfish

4 linked spots

Photo of Scalloped Hammerhead
saltwater-fishes

Scalloped Hammerhead

Sphyrna lewini

4 linked spots

a fish that is swimming in the water
saltwater-fishes

Barracuda

3 linked spots

dolphin in body of water
dolphins

Bottlenose Dolphin

3 linked spots

Gestreifter Adlerrochen ( Pteromylaeus bovinus )
rays

Eagle Ray

3 linked spots

Photo of Giant Oceanic Manta Ray
rays

Giant Oceanic Manta Ray

Mobula birostris

3 linked spots

brown turtle in sea
turtles

Hawksbill Turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata

3 linked spots

Photo of Goatfish
saltwater-fishes

Goatfish

2 linked spots

Photo of Grouper/Basslets
saltwater-fishes

Grouper/Basslets

2 linked spots

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

Lionfish

2 linked spots

gray shark in body of water
sharks

Nurse Shark

Ginglymostoma cirratum

2 linked spots

Photo of Octopus
molluscs

Octopus

2 linked spots

Photo of Olive Ridley Turtle
turtles

Olive Ridley Turtle

Lepidochelys olivacea

2 linked spots

Photo of Scorpionfish
saltwater-fishes

Scorpionfish

Scorpaenidae

2 linked spots

A blacktip reef shark swims over sandy seabed.
sharks

Blacktip Reef Shark

Carcharhinus melanopterus

1 linked spots

Shark swimming with striped fish underwater
sharks

Bull Shark

Carcharhinus leucas

1 linked spots

Photo of Portuguese Man o'War
jellyfish

Portuguese Man o'War

Physalia physalis

1 linked spots

Photo of Reef Manta Ray
rays

Reef Manta Ray

Mobula alfredi

1 linked spots

Photo of Ribbon Moray Eel (Ghost Eel)
rays

Ribbon Moray Eel (Ghost Eel)

Rhinomuraena quaesita

1 linked spots

Photo of Soldierfish
saltwater-fishes

Soldierfish

Myripristinae

1 linked spots

Photo of Spinner Dolphin
dolphins

Spinner Dolphin

Stenella longirostris

1 linked spots

Photo of Sweetlips and Grunts
saltwater-fishes

Sweetlips and Grunts

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