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Algarve Marine Life & Wildlife Guide

Wildlife · Destination Guide

Algarve

Atlantic wrecks, rocky reefs and cliff-lined days on Portugal's southern coast

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Wildlife In Algarve

Browse the full species list linked to approved dive spots in Algarve.

crab on rock

Crab

30 linked spots

Photo of Octopus

Molluscs

Octopus

30 linked spots

Conger oceanicus from the Gulf of Mexico

Saltwater Fishes

Conger Eel

Conger

27 linked spots

gray snake photography

Saltwater Fishes

Moray Eel

22 linked spots

Photo of Nudibranch

Nudibranch

20 linked spots

brown octopus swimming under the sea

Cuttlefish

16 linked spots

Photo of Scorpionfish

Saltwater Fishes

Scorpionfish

Scorpaenidae

14 linked spots

a blue and white fish in an aquarium

Saltwater Fishes

Triggerfish

11 linked spots

Photo of Wrasse

Saltwater Fishes

Wrasse

11 linked spots

green and black fish in body of water

Stingrays

7 linked spots

Photo of Shrimp

Shrimp

5 linked spots

Photo of Common Seahorse

Seahorses and Pipefishes

Common Seahorse

Hippocampus kuda

3 linked spots

Photo of Snapper

Saltwater Fishes

Snapper

3 linked spots

Photo of Squid

Squid

3 linked spots

a fish that is swimming in the water

Saltwater Fishes

Barracuda

2 linked spots

Photo of Bass

Freshwater Fishes

Bass

2 linked spots

Gestreifter Adlerrochen ( Pteromylaeus bovinus )

Eagle Ray

2 linked spots

Photo of Grouper/Basslets

Saltwater Fishes

Grouper/Basslets

2 linked spots

Photo of Leaf Scorpionfish

Saltwater Fishes

Leaf Scorpionfish

Taenianotus triacanthus

2 linked spots

Photo of Pipefish

Seahorses and Pipefishes

Pipefish

2 linked spots

Photo of Tuna

Saltwater Fishes

Tuna

2 linked spots

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

Angel Shark

Squatina

1 linked spots

Photo of Catfish

Freshwater Fishes

Catfish

1 linked spots

Three dolphins swimming in clear blue ocean water

Common Dolphin

Delphinus delphis

1 linked spots

a blue and yellow fish on a coral reef

Saltwater Fishes

Damselfish

1 linked spots

Photo of Eel

Saltwater Fishes

Eel

1 linked spots

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

Electric Ray

1 linked spots

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

Green Turtle

Chelonia mydas

1 linked spots

Photo of Loach Goby

Freshwater Fishes

Loach Goby

Rhyacichthys aspro

1 linked spots

Photo of Ocean Sunfish

Saltwater Fishes

Ocean Sunfish

Mola mola

1 linked spots

a fish swimming in water

Saltwater Fishes

Parrotfish

1 linked spots

Photo of Reef Manta Ray

Reef Manta Ray

Mobula alfredi

1 linked spots

Photo of Stickleback

Freshwater Fishes

Stickleback

1 linked spots

Photo of Striped Dolphin

Striped Dolphin

Stenella coeruleoalba

1 linked spots

Photo of Walleye

Freshwater Fishes

Walleye

Sander vitreus

1 linked spots

Photo of Wolf Eel

Saltwater Fishes

Wolf Eel

Anarrhichthys ocellatus

1 linked spots