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Flamingo, Tamarindo and the Catalina Islands Marine Life & Wildlife Guide

Wildlife · Destination Guide

Flamingo, Tamarindo and the Catalina Islands

Rocky Pacific islands, seasonal manta encounters and relaxed Guanacaste beach bases.

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Wildlife In Flamingo, Tamarindo and the Catalina Islands

Browse the full species list linked to approved dive spots in Flamingo, Tamarindo and the Catalina Islands.

Photo of Whitetip Reef Shark

Whitetip Reef Shark

Triaenodon obesus

10 linked spots

Gestreifter Adlerrochen ( Pteromylaeus bovinus )

Rays

Eagle Ray

8 linked spots

gray snake photography

Saltwater Fishes

Moray Eel

7 linked spots

green and black fish in body of water

Stingrays

7 linked spots

Photo of Giant Oceanic Manta Ray

Giant Oceanic Manta Ray

Mobula birostris

6 linked spots

Photo of Octopus

Octopus

5 linked spots

a fish that is swimming in some water

Saltwater Fishes

Angelfish

3 linked spots

Photo of Grouper/Basslets

Saltwater Fishes

Grouper/Basslets

3 linked spots

Photo of Pufferfish

Saltwater Fishes

Pufferfish

Tetraodontidae

3 linked spots

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

Green Turtle

Chelonia mydas

2 linked spots

Photo of Jackfish

Saltwater Fishes

Jackfish

2 linked spots

Photo of Scalloped Hammerhead

Saltwater Fishes

Scalloped Hammerhead

Sphyrna lewini

2 linked spots

Photo of Snapper

Saltwater Fishes

Snapper

2 linked spots

a fish that is swimming in the water

Saltwater Fishes

Barracuda

1 linked spots

A fish that is sitting in the sand

Saltwater Fishes

Butterfly Fish

1 linked spots

a blue and yellow fish on a coral reef

Saltwater Fishes

Damselfish

1 linked spots

Photo of Goatfish

Saltwater Fishes

Goatfish

1 linked spots

brown turtle in sea

Hawksbill Turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata

1 linked spots

Humpback Whale underwater shot

Humpback Whale

Megaptera novaeangliae

1 linked spots

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

Saltwater Fishes

Lionfish

1 linked spots

Photo of Nudibranch

Nudibranch

1 linked spots

gray shark in body of water

Nurse Shark

Ginglymostoma cirratum

1 linked spots

Photo of Porcupinefish

Saltwater Fishes

Porcupinefish

1 linked spots

Photo of Scorpionfish

Saltwater Fishes

Scorpionfish

Scorpaenidae

1 linked spots

Photo of Surgeonfish

Saltwater Fishes

Surgeonfish

Acanthuridae

1 linked spots

a blue and white fish in an aquarium

Saltwater Fishes

Triggerfish

1 linked spots

Photo of Wrasse

Saltwater Fishes

Wrasse

1 linked spots