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Wildlife In Puerto Rico

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

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

turtles

Green Turtle

Chelonia mydas

18 linked spots

rays

Stingrays

12 linked spots

Gestreifter Adlerrochen ( Pteromylaeus bovinus )

rays

Eagle Ray

9 linked spots

turtles

Hawksbill Turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata

9 linked spots

molluscs

Octopus

9 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Parrotfish

9 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Barracuda

8 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Angelfish

6 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Butterfly Fish

5 linked spots

rays

Moray Eel

5 linked spots

sharks

Nurse Shark

Ginglymostoma cirratum

5 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Lionfish

4 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Snapper

4 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Wrasse

4 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Damselfish

3 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Tarpon

3 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Trumpetfish

3 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Flounder

2 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Grouper/Basslets

2 linked spots

turtles

Loggerhead Turtle

Caretta caretta

2 linked spots

other-mammals

Manatee

2 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Surgeonfish

Acanthuridae

2 linked spots

sharks

Blacktip Reef Shark

Carcharhinus melanopterus

1 linked spots

seahorses-and-pipefishes

Common Seahorse

Hippocampus kuda

1 linked spots

crustaceans

Crab

1 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Eel

1 linked spots

freshwater-fishes

European Bullhead

Cottus gobio

1 linked spots

a close up of a sea anemone on the ocean floor

saltwater-fishes

Frogfish

1 linked spots

rays

Giant Oceanic Manta Ray

Mobula birostris

1 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Goatfish

1 linked spots

sharks

Grey Reef Shark

Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos

1 linked spots

freshwater-fishes

Loach Goby

Rhyacichthys aspro

1 linked spots

molluscs

Nudibranch

1 linked spots

seahorses-and-pipefishes

Pipefish

1 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Pufferfish

Tetraodontidae

1 linked spots

crustaceans

Shrimp

1 linked spots

molluscs

Squid

1 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Tuna

1 linked spots