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Wildlife · Country Guide

🇵🇹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.

Photo of Octopus

Octopus

103 linked spots

crab on rock

Crab

73 linked spots

gray snake photography

Moray Eel

73 linked spots

Photo of Wrasse

saltwater-fishes

Wrasse

66 linked spots

Conger oceanicus from the Gulf of Mexico

saltwater-fishes

Conger Eel

Conger

60 linked spots

Photo of Nudibranch

Nudibranch

56 linked spots

Photo of Grouper/Basslets

saltwater-fishes

Grouper/Basslets

49 linked spots

a fish that is swimming in the water

saltwater-fishes

Barracuda

39 linked spots

brown octopus swimming under the sea

Cuttlefish

36 linked spots

green and black fish in body of water

Stingrays

34 linked spots

Gestreifter Adlerrochen ( Pteromylaeus bovinus )

Eagle Ray

28 linked spots

Photo of Scorpionfish

saltwater-fishes

Scorpionfish

Scorpaenidae

27 linked spots

a blue and white fish in an aquarium

saltwater-fishes

Triggerfish

27 linked spots

Photo of Jackfish

saltwater-fishes

Jackfish

17 linked spots

a fish swimming in water

saltwater-fishes

Parrotfish

17 linked spots

Photo of Shrimp

Shrimp

17 linked spots

Photo of Bass

freshwater-fishes

Bass

13 linked spots

Photo of Common Seahorse

seahorses-and-pipefishes

Common Seahorse

Hippocampus kuda

13 linked spots

a blue and yellow fish on a coral reef

saltwater-fishes

Damselfish

9 linked spots

Photo of Squid

Squid

8 linked spots

Photo of Flounder

saltwater-fishes

Flounder

6 linked spots

Photo of Ocean Sunfish

saltwater-fishes

Ocean Sunfish

Mola mola

6 linked spots

Photo of Pufferfish

saltwater-fishes

Pufferfish

Tetraodontidae

6 linked spots

Photo of Trumpetfish

saltwater-fishes

Trumpetfish

6 linked spots

Photo of Tuna

saltwater-fishes

Tuna

5 linked spots

Photo of Giant Oceanic Manta Ray

Giant Oceanic Manta Ray

Mobula birostris

4 linked spots

Photo of Snapper

saltwater-fishes

Snapper

4 linked spots

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

Green Turtle

Chelonia mydas

3 linked spots

Photo of Pipefish

seahorses-and-pipefishes

Pipefish

3 linked spots

dolphin in body of water

Bottlenose Dolphin

2 linked spots

Photo of Eel

saltwater-fishes

Eel

2 linked spots

Photo of Leaf Scorpionfish

saltwater-fishes

Leaf Scorpionfish

Taenianotus triacanthus

2 linked spots

Photo of Reef Manta Ray

Reef Manta Ray

Mobula alfredi

2 linked spots

Photo of Sand Eel

saltwater-fishes

Sand Eel

2 linked spots

Australian angelshark ( Squatina australis ) at the Bicheno Dive Centre, Tasmania

Angel Shark

Squatina

1 linked spots

a fish that is swimming in some water

saltwater-fishes

Angelfish

1 linked spots

Photo of Blue Shark

Blue Shark

Prionace glauca

1 linked spots

A fish that is sitting in the sand

saltwater-fishes

Butterfly Fish

1 linked spots

Photo of Carp

freshwater-fishes

Carp

1 linked spots

Photo of Catfish

freshwater-fishes

Catfish

1 linked spots

orange and white clown fish

saltwater-fishes

Clownfish

1 linked spots

Three dolphins swimming in clear blue ocean water

Common Dolphin

Delphinus delphis

1 linked spots

gray animal underwater

Dugong

Dugong dugon

1 linked spots

a close up of a sea anemone on the ocean floor

saltwater-fishes

Frogfish

1 linked spots

brown turtle in sea

Hawksbill Turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata

1 linked spots

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

saltwater-fishes

Lionfish

1 linked spots

Photo of Loach Goby

freshwater-fishes

Loach Goby

Rhyacichthys aspro

1 linked spots

Photo of Loggerhead Turtle

Loggerhead Turtle

Caretta caretta

1 linked spots

grey shark in the water

Mako Shark

Isurus

1 linked spots

Photo of Perch

freshwater-fishes

Perch

1 linked spots

Photo of Seal

Seal

1 linked spots

Photo of Stickleback

freshwater-fishes

Stickleback

1 linked spots

Photo of Striped Dolphin

Striped Dolphin

Stenella coeruleoalba

1 linked spots

Photo of Surgeonfish

saltwater-fishes

Surgeonfish

Acanthuridae

1 linked spots

Photo of Tarpon

saltwater-fishes

Tarpon

1 linked spots

Photo of Trout

freshwater-fishes

Trout

1 linked spots

Photo of Walleye

freshwater-fishes

Walleye

Sander vitreus

1 linked spots

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

Whale Shark

Rhincodon typus

1 linked spots

Photo of Wolf Eel

saltwater-fishes

Wolf Eel

Anarrhichthys ocellatus

1 linked spots