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Wildlife In Ecuador

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

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

Green Turtle

Chelonia mydas

13 linked spots

gray snake photography
rays

Moray Eel

13 linked spots

Photo of Sea Lion
other-mammals

Sea Lion

8 linked spots

Gestreifter Adlerrochen ( Pteromylaeus bovinus )
rays

Eagle Ray

7 linked spots

Humpback Whale underwater shot
whales

Humpback Whale

Megaptera novaeangliae

7 linked spots

Photo of Octopus
molluscs

Octopus

7 linked spots

green and black fish in body of water
rays

Stingrays

7 linked spots

Photo of Giant Oceanic Manta Ray
rays

Giant Oceanic Manta Ray

Mobula birostris

5 linked spots

Photo of Whitetip Reef Shark
sharks

Whitetip Reef Shark

Triaenodon obesus

5 linked spots

a fish that is swimming in the water
saltwater-fishes

Barracuda

4 linked spots

Photo of Scalloped Hammerhead
saltwater-fishes

Scalloped Hammerhead

Sphyrna lewini

4 linked spots

Photo of Nudibranch
molluscs

Nudibranch

3 linked spots

Photo of Ocean Sunfish
saltwater-fishes

Ocean Sunfish

Mola mola

3 linked spots

A blacktip reef shark swims over sandy seabed.
sharks

Blacktip Reef Shark

Carcharhinus melanopterus

2 linked spots

dolphin in body of water
dolphins

Bottlenose Dolphin

2 linked spots

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

Frogfish

2 linked spots

brown turtle in sea
turtles

Hawksbill Turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata

2 linked spots

Photo of Pufferfish
saltwater-fishes

Pufferfish

Tetraodontidae

2 linked spots

Photo of Reef Manta Ray
rays

Reef Manta Ray

Mobula alfredi

2 linked spots

Photo of Common Seahorse
seahorses-and-pipefishes

Common Seahorse

Hippocampus kuda

1 linked spots

brown octopus swimming under the sea
molluscs

Cuttlefish

1 linked spots

white shark under blue sky
sharks

Great Hammerhead Shark

Sphyrna mokarran

1 linked spots

Photo of Guitarfish
rays

Guitarfish

1 linked spots

Photo of Olive Ridley Turtle
turtles

Olive Ridley Turtle

Lepidochelys olivacea

1 linked spots

Silky shark ( Carcharhinus falciformis ) at Jardines de la Reina, Cuba
sharks

Silky Shark

Carcharhinus falciformis

1 linked spots

Photo of Tuna
saltwater-fishes

Tuna

1 linked spots

a whale swimming in the ocean with a lot of fish around it
sharks

Whale Shark

Rhincodon typus

1 linked spots