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Wildlife · Destination Guide

Fernando de Noronha

UNESCO protected big animal hotspot on Brazil's Atlantic frontier

Updated Nov 21, 2025 • 15 sources

Wildlife In Fernando de Noronha

Browse the full species list linked to approved dive spots in Fernando de Noronha.

green and black fish in body of water

Stingrays

11 linked spots

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

Green Turtle

Chelonia mydas

7 linked spots

gray snake photography

Moray Eel

4 linked spots

Gestreifter Adlerrochen ( Pteromylaeus bovinus )

Eagle Ray

3 linked spots

gray shark under water during daytime

Lemon Shark

Negaprion brevirostris

3 linked spots

gray shark in body of water

Nurse Shark

Ginglymostoma cirratum

3 linked spots

Photo of Surgeonfish

Saltwater Fishes

Surgeonfish

Acanthuridae

3 linked spots

a fish that is swimming in some water

Saltwater Fishes

Angelfish

2 linked spots

a fish that is swimming in the water

Saltwater Fishes

Barracuda

2 linked spots

Photo of Giant Oceanic Manta Ray

Giant Oceanic Manta Ray

Mobula birostris

2 linked spots

Photo of Grouper/Basslets

Saltwater Fishes

Grouper/Basslets

2 linked spots

a fish swimming in water

Saltwater Fishes

Parrotfish

2 linked spots

Photo of Shrimp

Shrimp

2 linked spots

Photo of Stickleback

Freshwater Fishes

Stickleback

2 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

1 linked spot

Humpback Whale underwater shot

Humpback Whale

Megaptera novaeangliae

1 linked spot

Photo of Octopus

Octopus

1 linked spot

Photo of Reef Manta Ray

Reef Manta Ray

Mobula alfredi

1 linked spot

Photo of Scalloped Hammerhead

Saltwater Fishes

Scalloped Hammerhead

Sphyrna lewini

1 linked spot

Photo of Tuna

Saltwater Fishes

Tuna

1 linked spot