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Faial (Azores) Marine Life & Wildlife Guide

Wildlife · Destination Guide

Faial (Azores)

Blue-water seamounts, volcanic shore dives, and Azores harbor culture from Horta

Updated Dec 13, 2025 • 20 sources

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Wildlife In Faial (Azores)

Browse the full species list linked to approved dive spots in Faial (Azores).

Photo of Grouper/Basslets

saltwater-fishes

Grouper/Basslets

4 linked spots

a fish that is swimming in the water

saltwater-fishes

Barracuda

3 linked spots

a blue and white fish in an aquarium

saltwater-fishes

Triggerfish

3 linked spots

Photo of Jackfish

saltwater-fishes

Jackfish

2 linked spots

gray snake photography

Moray Eel

2 linked spots

Photo of Octopus

Octopus

2 linked spots

green and black fish in body of water

Stingrays

2 linked spots

Photo of Tuna

saltwater-fishes

Tuna

2 linked spots

Photo of Wrasse

saltwater-fishes

Wrasse

2 linked spots

Photo of Blue Shark

Blue Shark

Prionace glauca

1 linked spots

Photo of Common Seahorse

seahorses-and-pipefishes

Common Seahorse

Hippocampus kuda

1 linked spots

a blue and yellow fish on a coral reef

saltwater-fishes

Damselfish

1 linked spots

Photo of Flounder

saltwater-fishes

Flounder

1 linked spots

Photo of Giant Oceanic Manta Ray

Giant Oceanic Manta Ray

Mobula birostris

1 linked spots

grey shark in the water

Mako Shark

Isurus

1 linked spots

Photo of Nudibranch

Nudibranch

1 linked spots

Photo of Ocean Sunfish

saltwater-fishes

Ocean Sunfish

Mola mola

1 linked spots

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

Whale Shark

Rhincodon typus

1 linked spots