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Isla Mujeres

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

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Wildlife In Isla Mujeres

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

Rays

Stingrays

6 linked spots

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

Wildlife In Isla Mujeres

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

Rays

Stingrays

6 linked spots

Turtles

Green Turtle

Chelonia mydas

4 linked spots

Saltwater Fishes

Angelfish

3 linked spots

Saltwater Fishes

Barracuda

3 linked spots

Turtles

Hawksbill Turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata

3 linked spots

Saltwater Fishes

Moray Eel

3 linked spots

Sharks

Nurse Shark

Ginglymostoma cirratum

3 linked spots

Saltwater Fishes

Parrotfish

3 linked spots

Saltwater Fishes

Snapper

3 linked spots

Saltwater Fishes

Grouper/Basslets

2 linked spots

Saltwater Fishes

Wrasse

2 linked spots

Sharks

Blacktip Reef Shark

Carcharhinus melanopterus

1 linked spots

Dolphins

Bottlenose Dolphin

1 linked spots

Sharks

Bull Shark

Carcharhinus leucas

1 linked spots

Saltwater Fishes

Butterfly Fish

1 linked spots

Saltwater Fishes

Damselfish

1 linked spots

Gestreifter Adlerrochen ( Pteromylaeus bovinus )

Rays

Eagle Ray

1 linked spots

Turtles

Loggerhead Turtle

Caretta caretta

1 linked spots

Saltwater Fishes

Surgeonfish

Acanthuridae

1 linked spots

Saltwater Fishes

Sweetlips and Grunts

1 linked spots