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Cozumel

Drift the walls, chase winter eagle rays, and meet Cozumel's iconic toadfish

Updated Oct 30, 2025 • 17 sources

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Wildlife In Cozumel

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

gray snake photography
Rays

Moray Eel

4 linked spots

a fish that is swimming in the water
Saltwater Fishes

Barracuda

3 linked spots

green and black fish in body of water
Rays

Stingrays

3 linked spots

a fish that is swimming in some water
Saltwater Fishes

Angelfish

2 linked spots

Gestreifter Adlerrochen ( Pteromylaeus bovinus )
Rays

Eagle Ray

2 linked spots

Photo of Grouper/Basslets
Saltwater Fishes

Grouper/Basslets

2 linked spots

gray shark in body of water
Sharks

Nurse Shark

Ginglymostoma cirratum

2 linked spots

a fish swimming in water
Saltwater Fishes

Parrotfish

2 linked spots

Photo of Snapper
Saltwater Fishes

Snapper

2 linked spots

Photo of Sweetlips and Grunts
Saltwater Fishes

Sweetlips and Grunts

2 linked spots

A fish that is sitting in the sand
Saltwater Fishes

Butterfly Fish

1 linked spot

brown octopus swimming under the sea
Molluscs

Cuttlefish

1 linked spot

brown turtle in sea
Turtles

Hawksbill Turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata

1 linked spot

Photo of Loggerhead Turtle
Turtles

Loggerhead Turtle

Caretta caretta

1 linked spot

Photo of Pufferfish
Saltwater Fishes

Pufferfish

Tetraodontidae

1 linked spot

Photo of Surgeonfish
Saltwater Fishes

Surgeonfish

Acanthuridae

1 linked spot