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French Riviera: Cannes, Antibes, Nice and Villefranche-sur-Mer Marine Life & Wildlife Guide

Wildlife · Destination Guide

French Riviera: Cannes, Antibes, Nice and Villefranche-sur-Mer

Mediterranean walls, historic freediving water, and Riviera culture on one rail-linked coast

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Wildlife In French Riviera: Cannes, Antibes, Nice and Villefranche-sur-Mer

Browse the full species list linked to approved dive spots in French Riviera: Cannes, Antibes, Nice and Villefranche-sur-Mer.

Photo of Grouper/Basslets

saltwater-fishes

Grouper/Basslets

39 linked spots

gray snake photography

rays

Moray Eel

30 linked spots

a fish that is swimming in the water

saltwater-fishes

Barracuda

24 linked spots

Photo of Octopus

Octopus

24 linked spots

Photo of Nudibranch

Nudibranch

11 linked spots

Photo of Scorpionfish

saltwater-fishes

Scorpionfish

Scorpaenidae

10 linked spots

Conger oceanicus from the Gulf of Mexico

saltwater-fishes

Conger Eel

Conger

8 linked spots

brown octopus swimming under the sea

Cuttlefish

6 linked spots

Photo of Ocean Sunfish

saltwater-fishes

Ocean Sunfish

Mola mola

5 linked spots

Photo of Shrimp

Shrimp

5 linked spots

Photo of Squid

Squid

5 linked spots

Photo of Tuna

saltwater-fishes

Tuna

4 linked spots

Photo of Wrasse

saltwater-fishes

Wrasse

4 linked spots

dolphin in body of water

Bottlenose Dolphin

3 linked spots

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

Green Turtle

Chelonia mydas

3 linked spots

crab on rock

Crab

2 linked spots

green and black fish in body of water

Stingrays

2 linked spots

a fish that is swimming in some water

saltwater-fishes

Angelfish

1 linked spots

Three dolphins swimming in clear blue ocean water

Common Dolphin

Delphinus delphis

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

Gestreifter Adlerrochen ( Pteromylaeus bovinus )

Eagle Ray

1 linked spots

Photo of Eel

saltwater-fishes

Eel

1 linked spots

Photo of Jackfish

saltwater-fishes

Jackfish

1 linked spots

Photo of Leaf Scorpionfish

saltwater-fishes

Leaf Scorpionfish

Taenianotus triacanthus

1 linked spots

Photo of Loach Goby

freshwater-fishes

Loach Goby

Rhyacichthys aspro

1 linked spots

a fish swimming in water

saltwater-fishes

Parrotfish

1 linked spots

Photo of Sweetlips and Grunts

saltwater-fishes

Sweetlips and Grunts

1 linked spots

Photo of Tarpon

saltwater-fishes

Tarpon

1 linked spots

Photo of Zebra Shark

Zebra Shark

Stegostoma tigrinum

1 linked spots