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Lanzarote Marine Life & Wildlife Guide

Wildlife · Destination Guide

Lanzarote

Volcanic shore dives, angel sharks, and lunar-landscape rest days in the Canary Islands

Updated Apr 20, 2026 • 26 sources

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Wildlife In Lanzarote

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

green and black fish in body of water

Stingrays

31 linked spots

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

sharks

Angel Shark

Squatina

27 linked spots

a fish that is swimming in the water

saltwater-fishes

Barracuda

27 linked spots

Photo of Grouper/Basslets

saltwater-fishes

Grouper/Basslets

27 linked spots

gray snake photography

Moray Eel

26 linked spots

Photo of Octopus

Octopus

20 linked spots

Gestreifter Adlerrochen ( Pteromylaeus bovinus )

Eagle Ray

13 linked spots

brown octopus swimming under the sea

Cuttlefish

12 linked spots

Photo of Tuna

saltwater-fishes

Tuna

8 linked spots

a blue and yellow fish on a coral reef

saltwater-fishes

Damselfish

7 linked spots

Photo of Nudibranch

Nudibranch

7 linked spots

Photo of Trumpetfish

saltwater-fishes

Trumpetfish

7 linked spots

Photo of Wrasse

saltwater-fishes

Wrasse

7 linked spots

crab on rock

Crab

5 linked spots

a fish swimming in water

saltwater-fishes

Parrotfish

5 linked spots

Photo of Shrimp

Shrimp

5 linked spots

a blue and white fish in an aquarium

saltwater-fishes

Triggerfish

5 linked spots

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

Green Turtle

Chelonia mydas

4 linked spots

Photo of Scorpionfish

saltwater-fishes

Scorpionfish

Scorpaenidae

4 linked spots

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

Electric Ray

3 linked spots

Photo of Giant Oceanic Manta Ray

Giant Oceanic Manta Ray

Mobula birostris

3 linked spots

Photo of Jackfish

saltwater-fishes

Jackfish

3 linked spots

Photo of Bass

freshwater-fishes

Bass

2 linked spots

dolphin in body of water

Bottlenose Dolphin

2 linked spots

Photo of Common Seahorse

seahorses-and-pipefishes

Common Seahorse

Hippocampus kuda

2 linked spots

Photo of Flounder

saltwater-fishes

Flounder

2 linked spots

Photo of Reef Manta Ray

Reef Manta Ray

Mobula alfredi

2 linked spots

a fish that is swimming in some water

saltwater-fishes

Angelfish

1 linked spots

A blacktip reef shark swims over sandy seabed.

Blacktip Reef Shark

Carcharhinus melanopterus

1 linked spots

Conger oceanicus from the Gulf of Mexico

saltwater-fishes

Conger Eel

Conger

1 linked spots

Photo of Loggerhead Turtle

Loggerhead Turtle

Caretta caretta

1 linked spots

grey shark in the water

Mako Shark

Isurus

1 linked spots

Photo of Perch

freshwater-fishes

Perch

1 linked spots

Photo of Pufferfish

saltwater-fishes

Pufferfish

Tetraodontidae

1 linked spots

Photo of Scalloped Hammerhead

saltwater-fishes

Scalloped Hammerhead

Sphyrna lewini

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 Zebra Shark

Zebra Shark

Stegostoma tigrinum

1 linked spots