Wildlife in Honduras

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

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Moray Eel

49 linked spots

Gestreifter Adlerrochen ( Pteromylaeus bovinus )

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Eagle Ray

41 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Grouper/Basslets

35 linked spots

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Stingrays

28 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Lionfish

25 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Barracuda

24 linked spots

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

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Green Turtle

Chelonia mydas

24 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Parrotfish

24 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Wrasse

23 linked spots

turtles

Hawksbill Turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata

20 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Snapper

20 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Angelfish

18 linked spots

sharks

Nurse Shark

Ginglymostoma cirratum

18 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Jackfish

15 linked spots

molluscs

Octopus

14 linked spots

seahorses-and-pipefishes

Common Seahorse

Hippocampus kuda

12 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Surgeonfish

Acanthuridae

12 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Butterfly Fish

11 linked spots

seahorses-and-pipefishes

Pipefish

10 linked spots

crustaceans

Shrimp

10 linked spots

molluscs

Squid

10 linked spots

crustaceans

Crab

9 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Triggerfish

9 linked spots

molluscs

Nudibranch

8 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Damselfish

7 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Flounder

7 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Sweetlips and Grunts

6 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Trumpetfish

6 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Goatfish

5 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Scorpionfish

Scorpaenidae

5 linked spots

a yellow and black spotted fish in an aquarium

saltwater-fishes

Boxfish

Ostraciidae (family)

4 linked spots

sharks

Grey Reef Shark

Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos

4 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Tarpon

4 linked spots

a close up of a sea anemone on the ocean floor

saltwater-fishes

Frogfish

3 linked spots

turtles

Loggerhead Turtle

Caretta caretta

3 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Porcupinefish

3 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Pufferfish

Tetraodontidae

3 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Tuna

3 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Eel

2 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Clownfish

1 linked spots

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Giant Oceanic Manta Ray

Mobula birostris

1 linked spots

sharks

Great Hammerhead Shark

Sphyrna mokarran

1 linked spots

freshwater-fishes

Loach Goby

Rhyacichthys aspro

1 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Ocean Sunfish

Mola mola

1 linked spots

seahorses-and-pipefishes

Pygmy Seahorse

1 linked spots

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Reef Manta Ray

Mobula alfredi

1 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Scalloped Hammerhead

Sphyrna lewini

1 linked spots

sharks

Silky Shark

Carcharhinus falciformis

1 linked spots