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Costa Brava and Medes Islands

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

Updated Apr 20, 2026 • 34 sources

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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
rays

Moray Eel

11 linked spots

Photo of Grouper/Basslets
saltwater-fishes

Grouper/Basslets

10 linked spots

a fish that is swimming in the water
saltwater-fishes

Barracuda

8 linked spots

Photo of Nudibranch
molluscs

Nudibranch

7 linked spots

Photo of Octopus
molluscs

Octopus

7 linked spots

Photo of Scorpionfish
saltwater-fishes

Scorpionfish

Scorpaenidae

4 linked spots

Conger oceanicus from the Gulf of Mexico
saltwater-fishes

Conger Eel

Conger

3 linked spots

brown octopus swimming under the sea
molluscs

Cuttlefish

3 linked spots

a blue and yellow fish on a coral reef
saltwater-fishes

Damselfish

2 linked spots

Photo of Ocean Sunfish
saltwater-fishes

Ocean Sunfish

Mola mola

2 linked spots

Photo of Tuna
saltwater-fishes

Tuna

2 linked spots

dolphin in body of water
dolphins

Bottlenose Dolphin

1 linked spots

crab on rock
crustaceans

Crab

1 linked spots

Gestreifter Adlerrochen ( Pteromylaeus bovinus )
rays

Eagle Ray

1 linked spots

Photo of Flounder
saltwater-fishes

Flounder

1 linked spots

Photo of Loggerhead Turtle
turtles

Loggerhead Turtle

Caretta caretta

1 linked spots

Photo of Shrimp
crustaceans

Shrimp

1 linked spots

Photo of Snake Eel
saltwater-fishes

Snake Eel

Ophichthidae

1 linked spots

Photo of Snapper
saltwater-fishes

Snapper

1 linked spots

Photo of Spiny Seahorse
seahorses-and-pipefishes

Spiny Seahorse

Hippocampus histrix

1 linked spots

Photo of Squid
molluscs

Squid

1 linked spots

Photo of Wrasse
saltwater-fishes

Wrasse

1 linked spots