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Bonaire Marine Life & Wildlife Guide

Wildlife · Destination Guide

Bonaire

Protected shore diving, easy logistics, and real freedom on Bonaire's leeward reef

Updated Mar 20, 2026 • 32 sources

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Wildlife In Bonaire

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

a fish swimming in water

saltwater-fishes

Parrotfish

61 linked spots

green and black fish in body of water

rays

Stingrays

57 linked spots

Gestreifter Adlerrochen ( Pteromylaeus bovinus )

Eagle Ray

52 linked spots

a fish that is swimming in some water

saltwater-fishes

Angelfish

50 linked spots

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

Green Turtle

Chelonia mydas

47 linked spots

gray snake photography

Moray Eel

46 linked spots

a fish that is swimming in the water

saltwater-fishes

Barracuda

42 linked spots

Photo of Snapper

saltwater-fishes

Snapper

38 linked spots

Photo of Tarpon

saltwater-fishes

Tarpon

37 linked spots

gray shark in body of water

Nurse Shark

Ginglymostoma cirratum

28 linked spots

brown turtle in sea

Hawksbill Turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata

20 linked spots

Photo of Grouper/Basslets

saltwater-fishes

Grouper/Basslets

19 linked spots

Photo of Octopus

Octopus

18 linked spots

a close up of a sea anemone on the ocean floor

saltwater-fishes

Frogfish

17 linked spots

Photo of Surgeonfish

saltwater-fishes

Surgeonfish

Acanthuridae

17 linked spots

a blue and white fish in an aquarium

saltwater-fishes

Triggerfish

15 linked spots

Photo of Sweetlips and Grunts

saltwater-fishes

Sweetlips and Grunts

14 linked spots

Photo of Trumpetfish

saltwater-fishes

Trumpetfish

13 linked spots

Photo of Shrimp

Shrimp

12 linked spots

Photo of Wrasse

saltwater-fishes

Wrasse

11 linked spots

A fish that is sitting in the sand

saltwater-fishes

Butterfly Fish

10 linked spots

Photo of Common Seahorse

seahorses-and-pipefishes

Common Seahorse

Hippocampus kuda

9 linked spots

Photo of Squid

Squid

8 linked spots

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

saltwater-fishes

Lionfish

7 linked spots

crab on rock

Crab

6 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

6 linked spots

Photo of Jackfish

saltwater-fishes

Jackfish

6 linked spots

Photo of Scorpionfish

saltwater-fishes

Scorpionfish

Scorpaenidae

6 linked spots

Photo of Eel

saltwater-fishes

Eel

5 linked spots

Photo of Flounder

saltwater-fishes

Flounder

5 linked spots

Photo of Whitetip Reef Shark

Whitetip Reef Shark

Triaenodon obesus

5 linked spots

a yellow and black spotted fish in an aquarium

saltwater-fishes

Boxfish

Ostraciidae (family)

4 linked spots

a blue and yellow fish on a coral reef

saltwater-fishes

Damselfish

3 linked spots

Photo of Goatfish

saltwater-fishes

Goatfish

3 linked spots

Photo of Loggerhead Turtle

Loggerhead Turtle

Caretta caretta

3 linked spots

Photo of Pufferfish

saltwater-fishes

Pufferfish

Tetraodontidae

3 linked spots

A moorish idol fish swims in dark water.

saltwater-fishes

Bannerfish

2 linked spots

Photo of Bass

freshwater-fishes

Bass

2 linked spots

Photo of Emperor

saltwater-fishes

Emperor

2 linked spots

Photo of Nudibranch

Nudibranch

2 linked spots

Photo of Porcupinefish

saltwater-fishes

Porcupinefish

2 linked spots

Photo of Carp

freshwater-fishes

Carp

1 linked spots

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

Electric Ray

1 linked spots

Photo of Giant Oceanic Manta Ray

Giant Oceanic Manta Ray

Mobula birostris

1 linked spots

Photo of Loach Goby

freshwater-fishes

Loach Goby

Rhyacichthys aspro

1 linked spots

Photo of Olive Ridley Turtle

Olive Ridley Turtle

Lepidochelys olivacea

1 linked spots

Photo of Pygmy Seahorse

seahorses-and-pipefishes

Pygmy Seahorse

1 linked spots

Photo of Reef Manta Ray

Reef Manta Ray

Mobula alfredi

1 linked spots

Photo of Sand Eel

saltwater-fishes

Sand Eel

1 linked spots

Photo of Seal

Seal

1 linked spots

Photo of Soldierfish

saltwater-fishes

Soldierfish

Myripristinae

1 linked spots

Photo of Spiny Seahorse

seahorses-and-pipefishes

Spiny Seahorse

Hippocampus histrix

1 linked spots

Photo of Sturgeon

freshwater-fishes

Sturgeon

1 linked spots

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

Whale Shark

Rhincodon typus

1 linked spots