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Isla Mujeres

MUSA sculptures, reef drifts, and beach days on Cancun's laid-back island escape

Updated Jan 23, 2026 • 14 sources

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Wildlife In Isla Mujeres

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

green and black fish in body of water
Rays

Stingrays

5 linked spots

a fish that is swimming in the water
Saltwater Fishes

Barracuda

3 linked spots

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

Green Turtle

Chelonia mydas

3 linked spots

gray snake photography
Rays

Moray Eel

3 linked spots

gray shark in body of water
Sharks

Nurse Shark

Ginglymostoma cirratum

3 linked spots

a fish that is swimming in some water
Saltwater Fishes

Angelfish

2 linked spots

Photo of Grouper/Basslets
Saltwater Fishes

Grouper/Basslets

2 linked spots

brown turtle in sea
Turtles

Hawksbill Turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata

2 linked spots

a fish swimming in water
Saltwater Fishes

Parrotfish

2 linked spots

Photo of Snapper
Saltwater Fishes

Snapper

2 linked spots

A blacktip reef shark swims over sandy seabed.
Sharks

Blacktip Reef Shark

Carcharhinus melanopterus

1 linked spot

dolphin in body of water
Dolphins

Bottlenose Dolphin

1 linked spot

Shark swimming with striped fish underwater
Sharks

Bull Shark

Carcharhinus leucas

1 linked spot

Gestreifter Adlerrochen ( Pteromylaeus bovinus )
Rays

Eagle Ray

1 linked spot

Photo of Loggerhead Turtle
Turtles

Loggerhead Turtle

Caretta caretta

1 linked spot

Photo of Sweetlips and Grunts
Saltwater Fishes

Sweetlips and Grunts

1 linked spot

Photo of Wrasse
Saltwater Fishes

Wrasse

1 linked spot