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La Palma Marine Life & Wildlife Guide

Wildlife · Destination Guide

La Palma

Volcanic walls, black coral, and starry summit nights on the Atlantic's green Canary Island

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Wildlife In La Palma

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

green and black fish in body of water

Stingrays

13 linked spots

gray snake photography

rays

Moray Eel

11 linked spots

a fish that is swimming in the water

saltwater-fishes

Barracuda

10 linked spots

Photo of Grouper/Basslets

saltwater-fishes

Grouper/Basslets

8 linked spots

Photo of Octopus

Octopus

8 linked spots

Photo of Trumpetfish

saltwater-fishes

Trumpetfish

8 linked spots

Photo of Pufferfish

saltwater-fishes

Pufferfish

Tetraodontidae

7 linked spots

Photo of Tuna

saltwater-fishes

Tuna

7 linked spots

Torpedo marmorata - Spotted torpedo / Torpedo (Tembladera) / Raie torpille, Tenerife.

Electric Ray

6 linked spots

brown octopus swimming under the sea

Cuttlefish

5 linked spots

Gestreifter Adlerrochen ( Pteromylaeus bovinus )

Eagle Ray

5 linked spots

Photo of Nudibranch

Nudibranch

5 linked spots

a fish swimming in water

saltwater-fishes

Parrotfish

5 linked spots

Photo of Wrasse

saltwater-fishes

Wrasse

5 linked spots

a blue and white fish in an aquarium

saltwater-fishes

Triggerfish

4 linked spots

crab on rock

Crab

3 linked spots

a blue and yellow fish on a coral reef

saltwater-fishes

Damselfish

3 linked spots

Photo of Scorpionfish

saltwater-fishes

Scorpionfish

Scorpaenidae

3 linked spots

Photo of Shrimp

Shrimp

3 linked spots

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

Angel Shark

Squatina

2 linked spots

Conger oceanicus from the Gulf of Mexico

saltwater-fishes

Conger Eel

Conger

2 linked spots

Photo of Jackfish

saltwater-fishes

Jackfish

2 linked spots

Photo of Catfish

freshwater-fishes

Catfish

1 linked spots

Photo of Eel

saltwater-fishes

Eel

1 linked spots

a close up of a sea anemone on the ocean floor

saltwater-fishes

Frogfish

1 linked spots

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

Green Turtle

Chelonia mydas

1 linked spots

Photo of Reef Manta Ray

Reef Manta Ray

Mobula alfredi

1 linked spots

Photo of Squid

Squid

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