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Portugal

Mainland coves, Madeira reserves, and Azores blue-water banks in one Atlantic country

Updated Mar 4, 2026 • 16 sources

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Wildlife In Portugal

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

Molluscs

Octopus

16 linked spots

brown octopus swimming under the sea
Molluscs

Cuttlefish

10 linked spots

Saltwater Fishes

Grouper/Basslets

10 linked spots

a fish that is swimming in the water
Saltwater Fishes

Barracuda

9 linked spots

gray snake photography
Rays

Moray Eel

9 linked spots

Saltwater Fishes

Wrasse

9 linked spots

Molluscs

Nudibranch

8 linked spots

Saltwater Fishes

Scorpionfish

Scorpaenidae

8 linked spots

crab on rock
Crustaceans

Crab

7 linked spots

Conger oceanicus from the Gulf of Mexico
Saltwater Fishes

Conger Eel

Conger

6 linked spots

a blue and white fish in an aquarium
Saltwater Fishes

Triggerfish

5 linked spots

Saltwater Fishes

Jackfish

4 linked spots

Crustaceans

Shrimp

4 linked spots

green and black fish in body of water
Rays

Stingrays

4 linked spots

Gestreifter Adlerrochen ( Pteromylaeus bovinus )
Rays

Eagle Ray

2 linked spots

Saltwater Fishes

Flounder

2 linked spots

Molluscs

Squid

2 linked spots

Saltwater Fishes

Trumpetfish

2 linked spots

underwater photography of school of gray shark
Sharks

Blue Shark

Prionace glauca

1 linked spot

a blue and yellow fish on a coral reef
Saltwater Fishes

Damselfish

1 linked spot

Saltwater Fishes

Ocean Sunfish

Mola mola

1 linked spot

a fish swimming in water
Saltwater Fishes

Parrotfish

1 linked spot

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

Pufferfish

Tetraodontidae

1 linked spot

Saltwater Fishes

Tuna

1 linked spot