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Honduras

Bay Islands walls on the Mesoamerican Reef, plus an easy mixed-group topside plan

Updated Dec 7, 2025 • 14 sources

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Wildlife In Honduras

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

a fish that is swimming in some water
Saltwater Fishes

Angelfish

2 linked spots

crab on rock
Crustaceans

Crab

2 linked spots

gray snake photography
Rays

Moray Eel

2 linked spots

Molluscs

Octopus

2 linked spots

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Saltwater Fishes

Barracuda

1 linked spot

a yellow and black spotted fish in an aquarium
Saltwater Fishes

Boxfish

Ostraciidae (family)

1 linked spot

closeup photography of yellow seahorse
Seahorses and Pipefishes

Common Seahorse

Hippocampus kuda

1 linked spot

a blue and yellow fish on a coral reef
Saltwater Fishes

Damselfish

1 linked spot

Gestreifter Adlerrochen ( Pteromylaeus bovinus )
Rays

Eagle Ray

1 linked spot

Saltwater Fishes

Grouper/Basslets

1 linked spot

Saltwater Fishes

Jackfish

1 linked spot

Red lionfish (Pterois volitans) near Gilli Banta Island (near Komodo, Indonesia)
Saltwater Fishes

Lionfish

1 linked spot

gray shark in body of water
Sharks

Nurse Shark

Ginglymostoma cirratum

1 linked spot

a fish swimming in water
Saltwater Fishes

Parrotfish

1 linked spot

Crustaceans

Shrimp

1 linked spot

green and black fish in body of water
Rays

Stingrays

1 linked spot

Saltwater Fishes

Surgeonfish

Acanthuridae

1 linked spot

Saltwater Fishes

Trumpetfish

1 linked spot