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

Saltwater Fishes

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

🇵🇷Puerto Rico

Wildlife in Puerto Rico

Green Turtle

Stingrays

Eagle Ray

Hawksbill Turtle

Octopus

Parrotfish

Barracuda

Angelfish

Butterfly Fish

Moray Eel

Nurse Shark

Lionfish

Snapper

Wrasse

Damselfish

Tarpon

Trumpetfish

Flounder

Grouper/Basslets

Loggerhead Turtle

Manatee

Surgeonfish

Blacktip Reef Shark

Common Seahorse

Crab

Eel

European Bullhead

Frogfish

Giant Oceanic Manta Ray

Goatfish

Grey Reef Shark

Loach Goby

Nudibranch

Pipefish

Pufferfish

Shrimp

Squid

Tuna

Puerto Rico