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Puerto Rico

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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

5 linked spots

Gestreifter Adlerrochen ( Pteromylaeus bovinus )
Rays

Eagle Ray

3 linked spots

A fish that is sitting in the sand
Saltwater Fishes

Butterfly Fish

2 linked spots

brown turtle in sea
Turtles

Hawksbill Turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata

2 linked spots

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

Lionfish

2 linked spots

Molluscs

Octopus

2 linked spots

a fish swimming in water
Saltwater Fishes

Parrotfish

2 linked spots

green and black fish in body of water
Rays

Stingrays

2 linked spots

a fish that is swimming in some water
Saltwater Fishes

Angelfish

1 linked spot

a fish that is swimming in the water
Saltwater Fishes

Barracuda

1 linked spot

A blacktip reef shark swims over sandy seabed.
Sharks

Blacktip Reef Shark

Carcharhinus melanopterus

1 linked spot

a blue and yellow fish on a coral reef
Saltwater Fishes

Damselfish

1 linked spot

Freshwater Fishes

European Bullhead

Cottus gobio

1 linked spot

Saltwater Fishes

Grouper/Basslets

1 linked spot

Turtles

Loggerhead Turtle

Caretta caretta

1 linked spot

Other Mammals

Manatee

1 linked spot

Saltwater Fishes

Snapper

1 linked spot

Saltwater Fishes

Trumpetfish

1 linked spot

Saltwater Fishes

Wrasse

1 linked spot