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Mexico

Reef drifts, cenotes, and big-animal expeditions across three coastlines

Updated Mar 4, 2026 • 5 sources

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Wildlife In Mexico

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

gray snake photography
Rays

Moray Eel

23 linked spots

green and black fish in body of water
Rays

Stingrays

16 linked spots

Gestreifter Adlerrochen ( Pteromylaeus bovinus )
Rays

Eagle Ray

15 linked spots

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

Green Turtle

Chelonia mydas

15 linked spots

a fish that is swimming in some water
Saltwater Fishes

Angelfish

14 linked spots

a fish that is swimming in the water
Saltwater Fishes

Barracuda

14 linked spots

Saltwater Fishes

Snapper

14 linked spots

Saltwater Fishes

Grouper/Basslets

11 linked spots

gray shark in body of water
Sharks

Nurse Shark

Ginglymostoma cirratum

9 linked spots

a fish swimming in water
Saltwater Fishes

Parrotfish

9 linked spots

Other Mammals

Sea Lion

8 linked spots

Saltwater Fishes

Sweetlips and Grunts

8 linked spots

brown turtle in sea
Turtles

Hawksbill Turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata

7 linked spots

Molluscs

Octopus

6 linked spots

Rays

Giant Oceanic Manta Ray

Mobula birostris

5 linked spots

Humpback Whale underwater shot
Whales

Humpback Whale

Megaptera novaeangliae

3 linked spots

Saltwater Fishes

Jackfish

3 linked spots

Turtles

Loggerhead Turtle

Caretta caretta

3 linked spots

Saltwater Fishes

Scalloped Hammerhead

Sphyrna lewini

3 linked spots

Saltwater Fishes

Tarpon

3 linked spots

dolphin in body of water
Dolphins

Bottlenose Dolphin

2 linked spots

Shark swimming with striped fish underwater
Sharks

Bull Shark

Carcharhinus leucas

2 linked spots

Freshwater Fishes

Catfish

2 linked spots

a large group of fish swimming around a coral reef
Saltwater Fishes

Pufferfish

Tetraodontidae

2 linked spots

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

Silky Shark

Carcharhinus falciformis

2 linked spots

Saltwater Fishes

Surgeonfish

Acanthuridae

2 linked spots

Saltwater Fishes

Wrasse

2 linked spots

A fish that is sitting in the sand
Saltwater Fishes

Butterfly Fish

1 linked spot

crab on rock
Crustaceans

Crab

1 linked spot

brown octopus swimming under the sea
Molluscs

Cuttlefish

1 linked spot

Saltwater Fishes

Eel

1 linked spot

Photo of Hypsypops rubicundus (garibaldi) at the Birch Aquarium in San Diego
Saltwater Fishes

Garibaldi Damselfish

Hypsypops rubicundus

1 linked spot

Other Mammals

Manatee

1 linked spot

Molluscs

Nudibranch

1 linked spot

Turtles

Olive Ridley Turtle

Lepidochelys olivacea

1 linked spot

Seahorses and Pipefishes

Pipefish

1 linked spot

Crustaceans

Shrimp

1 linked spot

a blue and white fish in an aquarium
Saltwater Fishes

Triggerfish

1 linked spot

Saltwater Fishes

Tuna

1 linked spot

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

Whale Shark

Rhincodon typus

1 linked spot