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Wildlife · Country Guide

🇵🇦Panama

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Plan + Spots
Wildlife

Wildlife In Panama

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

Photo of Whitetip Reef Shark

Whitetip Reef Shark

Triaenodon obesus

8 linked spots

Photo of Jackfish

saltwater-fishes

Jackfish

7 linked spots

Photo of Snapper

saltwater-fishes

Snapper

7 linked spots

gray snake photography

Moray Eel

6 linked spots

a fish that is swimming in the water

saltwater-fishes

Barracuda

4 linked spots

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

Green Turtle

Chelonia mydas

4 linked spots

a fish swimming in water

saltwater-fishes

Parrotfish

4 linked spots

Gestreifter Adlerrochen ( Pteromylaeus bovinus )

Eagle Ray

3 linked spots

a close up of a sea anemone on the ocean floor

saltwater-fishes

Frogfish

3 linked spots

a fish that is swimming in some water

saltwater-fishes

Angelfish

2 linked spots

A fish that is sitting in the sand

saltwater-fishes

Butterfly Fish

2 linked spots

Photo of Nudibranch

Nudibranch

2 linked spots

gray shark in body of water

Nurse Shark

Ginglymostoma cirratum

2 linked spots

Photo of Octopus

Octopus

2 linked spots

Photo of Scorpionfish

saltwater-fishes

Scorpionfish

Scorpaenidae

2 linked spots

Photo of Wrasse

saltwater-fishes

Wrasse

2 linked spots

Photo of Common Seahorse

seahorses-and-pipefishes

Common Seahorse

Hippocampus kuda

1 linked spots

crab on rock

Crab

1 linked spots

a blue and yellow fish on a coral reef

saltwater-fishes

Damselfish

1 linked spots

Photo of Giant Oceanic Manta Ray

Giant Oceanic Manta Ray

Mobula birostris

1 linked spots

Photo of Grouper/Basslets

saltwater-fishes

Grouper/Basslets

1 linked spots

Photo of Guitarfish

Guitarfish

1 linked spots

Humpback Whale underwater shot

Humpback Whale

Megaptera novaeangliae

1 linked spots

Photo of Loggerhead Turtle

Loggerhead Turtle

Caretta caretta

1 linked spots

Photo of Olive Ridley Turtle

Olive Ridley Turtle

Lepidochelys olivacea

1 linked spots

Photo of Shrimp

Shrimp

1 linked spots

Photo of Spinner Dolphin

Spinner Dolphin

Stenella longirostris

1 linked spots

green and black fish in body of water

Stingrays

1 linked spots

Photo of Surgeonfish

saltwater-fishes

Surgeonfish

Acanthuridae

1 linked spots

Photo of Sweetlips and Grunts

saltwater-fishes

Sweetlips and Grunts

1 linked spots

Photo of Tuna

saltwater-fishes

Tuna

1 linked spots