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La Paz (Baja California Sur), including Espiritu Santo Marine Life & Wildlife Guide

Wildlife · Destination Guide

La Paz (Baja California Sur), including Espiritu Santo

Sea lions, whale sharks, and desert-meets-ocean adventures in the Sea of Cortez

Updated Jan 23, 2026 • 16 sources

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Wildlife In La Paz (Baja California Sur), including Espiritu Santo

Browse the full species list linked to approved dive spots in La Paz (Baja California Sur), including Espiritu Santo.

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

Green Turtle

Chelonia mydas

5 linked spots

gray snake photography

rays

Moray Eel

5 linked spots

Photo of Sea Lion

Sea Lion

4 linked spots

Photo of Grouper/Basslets

saltwater-fishes

Grouper/Basslets

3 linked spots

a fish that is swimming in some water

saltwater-fishes

Angelfish

2 linked spots

Gestreifter Adlerrochen ( Pteromylaeus bovinus )

Eagle Ray

2 linked spots

Photo of Giant Oceanic Manta Ray

Giant Oceanic Manta Ray

Mobula birostris

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Photo of Jackfish

saltwater-fishes

Jackfish

2 linked spots

Photo of Octopus

Octopus

2 linked spots

a fish swimming in water

saltwater-fishes

Parrotfish

2 linked spots

Photo of Scalloped Hammerhead

saltwater-fishes

Scalloped Hammerhead

Sphyrna lewini

2 linked spots

Photo of Snapper

saltwater-fishes

Snapper

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Photo of Tuna

saltwater-fishes

Tuna

2 linked spots

a fish that is swimming in the water

saltwater-fishes

Barracuda

1 linked spots

Conger oceanicus from the Gulf of Mexico

saltwater-fishes

Conger Eel

Conger

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

gray shark in body of water

Nurse Shark

Ginglymostoma cirratum

1 linked spots

Silky shark ( Carcharhinus falciformis ) at Jardines de la Reina, Cuba

Silky Shark

Carcharhinus falciformis

1 linked spots

green and black fish in body of water

Stingrays

1 linked spots

Photo of Surgeonfish

saltwater-fishes

Surgeonfish

Acanthuridae

1 linked spots

Photo of Sweetlips and Grunts

saltwater-fishes

Sweetlips and Grunts

1 linked spots

Photo of Tarpon

saltwater-fishes

Tarpon

1 linked spots

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

Whale Shark

Rhincodon typus

1 linked spots