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Spain Wildlife | DiveJourney

Wildlife · Country Guide

🇪🇸Spain

Mediterranean reserves, Atlantic islands, and cold-water north coasts in one country

Updated Apr 26, 2026 • 18 sources

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Wildlife In Spain

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

gray snake photography

Moray Eel

443 linked spots

Photo of Octopus

molluscs

Octopus

425 linked spots

Photo of Grouper/Basslets

saltwater-fishes

Grouper/Basslets

310 linked spots

a fish that is swimming in the water

saltwater-fishes

Barracuda

302 linked spots

Photo of Nudibranch

Nudibranch

271 linked spots

green and black fish in body of water

Stingrays

230 linked spots

Conger oceanicus from the Gulf of Mexico

saltwater-fishes

Conger Eel

Conger

166 linked spots

Photo of Wrasse

saltwater-fishes

Wrasse

142 linked spots

Photo of Scorpionfish

saltwater-fishes

Scorpionfish

Scorpaenidae

139 linked spots

crab on rock

Crab

108 linked spots

brown octopus swimming under the sea

Cuttlefish

105 linked spots

a blue and yellow fish on a coral reef

saltwater-fishes

Damselfish

102 linked spots

Gestreifter Adlerrochen ( Pteromylaeus bovinus )

Eagle Ray

98 linked spots

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

Angel Shark

Squatina

89 linked spots

Photo of Shrimp

Shrimp

75 linked spots

Photo of Trumpetfish

saltwater-fishes

Trumpetfish

64 linked spots

Photo of Ocean Sunfish

saltwater-fishes

Ocean Sunfish

Mola mola

63 linked spots

Photo of Tuna

saltwater-fishes

Tuna

62 linked spots

Photo of Snapper

saltwater-fishes

Snapper

42 linked spots

Photo of Common Seahorse

seahorses-and-pipefishes

Common Seahorse

Hippocampus kuda

38 linked spots

Photo of Jackfish

saltwater-fishes

Jackfish

38 linked spots

Torpedo marmorata - Spotted torpedo / Torpedo (Tembladera) / Raie torpille, Tenerife.

Electric Ray

34 linked spots

a fish swimming in water

saltwater-fishes

Parrotfish

34 linked spots

a blue and white fish in an aquarium

saltwater-fishes

Triggerfish

32 linked spots

Photo of Flounder

saltwater-fishes

Flounder

24 linked spots

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

Green Turtle

Chelonia mydas

24 linked spots

Photo of Squid

Squid

23 linked spots

Photo of Bass

freshwater-fishes

Bass

21 linked spots

Photo of Sweetlips and Grunts

saltwater-fishes

Sweetlips and Grunts

18 linked spots

Photo of Pufferfish

saltwater-fishes

Pufferfish

Tetraodontidae

17 linked spots

Photo of Eel

saltwater-fishes

Eel

14 linked spots

dolphin in body of water

Bottlenose Dolphin

12 linked spots

Photo of Goatfish

saltwater-fishes

Goatfish

11 linked spots

Photo of Loggerhead Turtle

Loggerhead Turtle

Caretta caretta

9 linked spots

a fish that is swimming in some water

saltwater-fishes

Angelfish

7 linked spots

Photo of Giant Oceanic Manta Ray

Giant Oceanic Manta Ray

Mobula birostris

7 linked spots

Photo of Whitetip Reef Shark

Whitetip Reef Shark

Triaenodon obesus

7 linked spots

a close up of a sea anemone on the ocean floor

saltwater-fishes

Frogfish

6 linked spots

brown turtle in sea

Hawksbill Turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata

6 linked spots

grey shark in the water

Mako Shark

Isurus

6 linked spots

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

saltwater-fishes

Lionfish

5 linked spots

Photo of Pipefish

seahorses-and-pipefishes

Pipefish

5 linked spots

Photo of Reef Manta Ray

Reef Manta Ray

Mobula alfredi

5 linked spots

Photo of Sand Eel

saltwater-fishes

Sand Eel

5 linked spots

Photo of Zebra Shark

Zebra Shark

Stegostoma tigrinum

5 linked spots

A fish that is sitting in the sand

saltwater-fishes

Butterfly Fish

4 linked spots

Photo of Leaf Scorpionfish

saltwater-fishes

Leaf Scorpionfish

Taenianotus triacanthus

4 linked spots

Photo of Stickleback

freshwater-fishes

Stickleback

4 linked spots

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

Whale Shark

Rhincodon typus

4 linked spots

Photo of Catfish

freshwater-fishes

Catfish

3 linked spots

Three dolphins swimming in clear blue ocean water

Common Dolphin

Delphinus delphis

3 linked spots

Photo of Loach Goby

freshwater-fishes

Loach Goby

Rhyacichthys aspro

3 linked spots

Photo of Porcupinefish

saltwater-fishes

Porcupinefish

3 linked spots

Photo of Spiny Seahorse

seahorses-and-pipefishes

Spiny Seahorse

Hippocampus histrix

3 linked spots

orange and white clown fish

saltwater-fishes

Clownfish

2 linked spots

Grey reef shark (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos) Image ID: corl0207, NOAA's Coral Kingdom Collection Location: Pacific Remote Islands, Kingman Reef Photo Date: 2015 Photographer: Kevin Lino NOAA/NMFS/PIFSC/ESD

Grey Reef Shark

Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos

2 linked spots

Photo of Guitarfish

Guitarfish

2 linked spots

Scientific name: Dermochelys coriacea Common name Spanish: Tinglar Photo by Claudia Lombard, USFWS Location, Sandy Point National Wildlife Refuge, US Virgin Islands More information: [1]

Leatherback Turtle

Dermochelys coriacea

2 linked spots

Photo of Perch

freshwater-fishes

Perch

2 linked spots

Photo of Pike

freshwater-fishes

Pike

Esox

2 linked spots