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Costa Brava and Medes Islands Marine Life & Wildlife Guide

Wildlife · Destination Guide

Costa Brava and Medes Islands

Mediterranean walls, grouper-filled islets, and Costa Brava villages in one easy land-based trip

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Wildlife In Costa Brava and Medes Islands

Browse the full species list linked to approved dive spots in Costa Brava and Medes Islands.

gray snake photography

Moray Eel

97 linked spots

Photo of Nudibranch

molluscs

Nudibranch

74 linked spots

Photo of Octopus

Octopus

74 linked spots

Photo of Grouper/Basslets

saltwater-fishes

Grouper/Basslets

73 linked spots

a fish that is swimming in the water

saltwater-fishes

Barracuda

54 linked spots

Photo of Scorpionfish

saltwater-fishes

Scorpionfish

Scorpaenidae

41 linked spots

Conger oceanicus from the Gulf of Mexico

saltwater-fishes

Conger Eel

Conger

39 linked spots

Photo of Ocean Sunfish

saltwater-fishes

Ocean Sunfish

Mola mola

30 linked spots

Photo of Wrasse

saltwater-fishes

Wrasse

23 linked spots

brown octopus swimming under the sea

Cuttlefish

16 linked spots

Gestreifter Adlerrochen ( Pteromylaeus bovinus )

Eagle Ray

15 linked spots

Photo of Tuna

saltwater-fishes

Tuna

15 linked spots

Photo of Common Seahorse

seahorses-and-pipefishes

Common Seahorse

Hippocampus kuda

14 linked spots

crab on rock

Crab

14 linked spots

green and black fish in body of water

Stingrays

13 linked spots

Photo of Shrimp

Shrimp

10 linked spots

a blue and yellow fish on a coral reef

saltwater-fishes

Damselfish

8 linked spots

Photo of Snapper

saltwater-fishes

Snapper

6 linked spots

Photo of Squid

Squid

4 linked spots

Photo of Bass

freshwater-fishes

Bass

3 linked spots

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

Electric Ray

2 linked spots

Photo of Flounder

saltwater-fishes

Flounder

2 linked spots

Photo of Jackfish

saltwater-fishes

Jackfish

2 linked spots

Photo of Loach Goby

freshwater-fishes

Loach Goby

Rhyacichthys aspro

2 linked spots

Photo of Spiny Seahorse

seahorses-and-pipefishes

Spiny Seahorse

Hippocampus histrix

2 linked spots

Photo of Whitetip Reef Shark

Whitetip Reef Shark

Triaenodon obesus

2 linked spots

a fish that is swimming in some water

saltwater-fishes

Angelfish

1 linked spots

dolphin in body of water

Bottlenose Dolphin

1 linked spots

Photo of Eel

saltwater-fishes

Eel

1 linked spots

Photo of Giant Oceanic Manta Ray

Giant Oceanic Manta Ray

Mobula birostris

1 linked spots

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

Green Turtle

Chelonia mydas

1 linked spots

Photo of Leaf Scorpionfish

saltwater-fishes

Leaf Scorpionfish

Taenianotus triacanthus

1 linked spots

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

saltwater-fishes

Lionfish

1 linked spots

Photo of Loggerhead Turtle

Loggerhead Turtle

Caretta caretta

1 linked spots

Photo of Sand Eel

saltwater-fishes

Sand Eel

1 linked spots

Photo of Skate Fish

Skate Fish

1 linked spots

Photo of Snake Eel

saltwater-fishes

Snake Eel

Ophichthidae

1 linked spots

Photo of Sweetlips and Grunts

saltwater-fishes

Sweetlips and Grunts

1 linked spots

Photo of Tarpon

saltwater-fishes

Tarpon

1 linked spots

a blue and white fish in an aquarium

saltwater-fishes

Triggerfish

1 linked spots