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Wildlife In Sint Maarten

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

rays

Moray Eel

12 linked spots

rays

Stingrays

10 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Snapper

8 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Barracuda

7 linked spots

Gestreifter Adlerrochen ( Pteromylaeus bovinus )

rays

Eagle Ray

7 linked spots

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

turtles

Green Turtle

Chelonia mydas

7 linked spots

sharks

Nurse Shark

Ginglymostoma cirratum

7 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Angelfish

5 linked spots

turtles

Hawksbill Turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata

5 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Damselfish

4 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Parrotfish

4 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Eel

3 linked spots

sharks

Grey Reef Shark

Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos

3 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Jackfish

3 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Surgeonfish

Acanthuridae

3 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Wrasse

3 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Grouper/Basslets

2 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Lionfish

2 linked spots

crustaceans

Shrimp

2 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Trumpetfish

2 linked spots

sharks

Whitetip Reef Shark

Triaenodon obesus

2 linked spots

sharks

Blacktip Reef Shark

Carcharhinus melanopterus

1 linked spots

a yellow and black spotted fish in an aquarium

saltwater-fishes

Boxfish

Ostraciidae (family)

1 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Butterfly Fish

1 linked spots

seahorses-and-pipefishes

Common Seahorse

Hippocampus kuda

1 linked spots

crustaceans

Crab

1 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Flounder

1 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Goatfish

1 linked spots

whales

Humpback Whale

Megaptera novaeangliae

1 linked spots

molluscs

Octopus

1 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Porcupinefish

1 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Pufferfish

Tetraodontidae

1 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Soldierfish

Myripristinae

1 linked spots

molluscs

Squid

1 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Sweetlips and Grunts

1 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Tarpon

1 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Triggerfish

1 linked spots