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Key West Marine Life & Wildlife Guide

Wildlife · Destination Guide

Key West

Wrecks, sanctuary reefs, and sunset culture at the end of the road

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Wildlife In Key West

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

Photo of Grouper/Basslets

saltwater-fishes

Grouper/Basslets

16 linked spots

a fish that is swimming in the water

saltwater-fishes

Barracuda

11 linked spots

gray snake photography

Moray Eel

10 linked spots

gray shark in body of water

Nurse Shark

Ginglymostoma cirratum

10 linked spots

a fish swimming in water

saltwater-fishes

Parrotfish

10 linked spots

Photo of Snapper

saltwater-fishes

Snapper

10 linked spots

a fish that is swimming in some water

saltwater-fishes

Angelfish

9 linked spots

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

Green Turtle

Chelonia mydas

8 linked spots

A fish that is sitting in the sand

saltwater-fishes

Butterfly Fish

4 linked spots

Gestreifter Adlerrochen ( Pteromylaeus bovinus )

Eagle Ray

4 linked spots

Photo of Octopus

Octopus

4 linked spots

green and black fish in body of water

Stingrays

4 linked spots

Photo of Sweetlips and Grunts

saltwater-fishes

Sweetlips and Grunts

4 linked spots

brown turtle in sea

Hawksbill Turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata

3 linked spots

Photo of Jackfish

saltwater-fishes

Jackfish

3 linked spots

Photo of Surgeonfish

saltwater-fishes

Surgeonfish

Acanthuridae

3 linked spots

Photo of Wrasse

saltwater-fishes

Wrasse

3 linked spots

Photo of Loggerhead Turtle

Loggerhead Turtle

Caretta caretta

2 linked spots

Photo of Whitetip Reef Shark

Whitetip Reef Shark

Triaenodon obesus

2 linked spots

dolphin in body of water

Bottlenose Dolphin

1 linked spots

Photo of Carp

freshwater-fishes

Carp

1 linked spots

crab on rock

Crab

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

white shark under blue sky

Great Hammerhead Shark

Sphyrna mokarran

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

Photo of Tarpon

saltwater-fishes

Tarpon

1 linked spots