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Fuerteventura Marine Life & Wildlife Guide

Wildlife · Destination Guide

Fuerteventura

Atlantic lava reefs, angel sharks, and wild beaches on the wind-sculpted Canary Island

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Wildlife In Fuerteventura

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

green and black fish in body of water

Stingrays

22 linked spots

gray snake photography

saltwater-fishes

Moray Eel

21 linked spots

Australian angelshark ( Squatina australis ) at the Bicheno Dive Centre, Tasmania

Angel Shark

Squatina

20 linked spots

a fish that is swimming in the water

saltwater-fishes

Barracuda

19 linked spots

Photo of Grouper/Basslets

saltwater-fishes

Grouper/Basslets

19 linked spots

Photo of Octopus

Octopus

13 linked spots

Gestreifter Adlerrochen ( Pteromylaeus bovinus )

Eagle Ray

12 linked spots

a fish swimming in water

saltwater-fishes

Parrotfish

8 linked spots

Photo of Nudibranch

Nudibranch

7 linked spots

Photo of Jackfish

saltwater-fishes

Jackfish

5 linked spots

crab on rock

Crab

4 linked spots

Photo of Trumpetfish

saltwater-fishes

Trumpetfish

4 linked spots

brown octopus swimming under the sea

Cuttlefish

3 linked spots

a blue and yellow fish on a coral reef

saltwater-fishes

Damselfish

3 linked spots

Photo of Tuna

saltwater-fishes

Tuna

3 linked spots

Photo of Wrasse

saltwater-fishes

Wrasse

3 linked spots

A fish that is sitting in the sand

saltwater-fishes

Butterfly Fish

2 linked spots

Conger oceanicus from the Gulf of Mexico

saltwater-fishes

Conger Eel

Conger

2 linked spots

brown turtle in sea

Hawksbill Turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata

2 linked spots

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

saltwater-fishes

Lionfish

2 linked spots

Photo of Scorpionfish

saltwater-fishes

Scorpionfish

Scorpaenidae

2 linked spots

Photo of Shrimp

Shrimp

2 linked spots

Photo of Snapper

saltwater-fishes

Snapper

2 linked spots

Photo of Bass

freshwater-fishes

Bass

1 linked spots

Photo of Common Seahorse

seahorses-and-pipefishes

Common Seahorse

Hippocampus kuda

1 linked spots

Photo of Eel

saltwater-fishes

Eel

1 linked spots

Photo of Flounder

saltwater-fishes

Flounder

1 linked spots

a close up of a sea anemone on the ocean floor

saltwater-fishes

Frogfish

1 linked spots

Photo of Garfish uploaded from iNaturalist .

saltwater-fishes

Garfish

Belone belone

1 linked spots

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

Green Turtle

Chelonia mydas

1 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 spots

Photo of Guitarfish

Guitarfish

1 linked spots

Photo of Porcupinefish

saltwater-fishes

Porcupinefish

1 linked spots

Photo of Pufferfish

saltwater-fishes

Pufferfish

Tetraodontidae

1 linked spots

Photo of Sea Lion

Sea Lion

1 linked spots

Photo of Squid

Squid

1 linked spots

a blue and white fish in an aquarium

saltwater-fishes

Triggerfish

1 linked spots

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

Whale Shark

Rhincodon typus

1 linked spots

Photo of Whitetip Reef Shark

Whitetip Reef Shark

Triaenodon obesus

1 linked spots