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Bayahibe and Dominicus

Warm-water wrecks, easy reefs, and island escapes on the Dominican Republic's sheltered south coast

Updated Mar 25, 2026 • 19 sources

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Wildlife In Bayahibe and Dominicus

Browse the full species list linked to approved dive spots in Bayahibe and Dominicus.

green and black fish in body of water
Rays

Stingrays

13 linked spots

gray snake photography
Rays

Moray Eel

9 linked spots

Gestreifter Adlerrochen ( Pteromylaeus bovinus )
Rays

Eagle Ray

8 linked spots

a fish swimming in water
Saltwater Fishes

Parrotfish

8 linked spots

Saltwater Fishes

Grouper/Basslets

7 linked spots

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

Green Turtle

Chelonia mydas

6 linked spots

gray shark in body of water
Sharks

Nurse Shark

Ginglymostoma cirratum

6 linked spots

a fish that is swimming in some water
Saltwater Fishes

Angelfish

5 linked spots

brown turtle in sea
Turtles

Hawksbill Turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata

5 linked spots

Saltwater Fishes

Snapper

5 linked spots

a fish that is swimming in the water
Saltwater Fishes

Barracuda

4 linked spots

a blue and yellow fish on a coral reef
Saltwater Fishes

Damselfish

4 linked spots

A fish that is sitting in the sand
Saltwater Fishes

Butterfly Fish

3 linked spots

closeup photography of yellow seahorse
Seahorses and Pipefishes

Common Seahorse

Hippocampus kuda

3 linked spots

crab on rock
Crustaceans

Crab

3 linked spots

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

Lionfish

3 linked spots

Molluscs

Nudibranch

3 linked spots

Molluscs

Octopus

3 linked spots

Saltwater Fishes

Scorpionfish

Scorpaenidae

3 linked spots

Saltwater Fishes

Sweetlips and Grunts

3 linked spots

Saltwater Fishes

Wrasse

3 linked spots

a yellow and black spotted fish in an aquarium
Saltwater Fishes

Boxfish

Ostraciidae (family)

2 linked spots

Turtles

Loggerhead Turtle

Caretta caretta

2 linked spots

Other Mammals

Manatee

2 linked spots

Saltwater Fishes

Porcupinefish

2 linked spots

a large group of fish swimming around a coral reef
Saltwater Fishes

Pufferfish

Tetraodontidae

2 linked spots

a blue and white fish in an aquarium
Saltwater Fishes

Triggerfish

2 linked spots

a close up of a sea anemone on the ocean floor
Saltwater Fishes

Frogfish

1 linked spot

Saltwater Fishes

Jackfish

1 linked spot

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]
Turtles

Leatherback Turtle

Dermochelys coriacea

1 linked spot

Crustaceans

Shrimp

1 linked spot

Molluscs

Squid

1 linked spot

Saltwater Fishes

Surgeonfish

Acanthuridae

1 linked spot

Saltwater Fishes

Trumpetfish

1 linked spot

Seahorses and Pipefishes

Weedy Seadragon

Phyllopteryx taeniolatus

1 linked spot

Sharks

Whitetip Reef Shark

Triaenodon obesus

1 linked spot