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Wildlife · Destination Guide

Los Cabos (Cabo San Lucas and San Jose del Cabo)

Two-ocean Baja: granite reefs, protected parks, and easy beach days

Updated Jan 23, 2026 • 22 sources

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Wildlife In Los Cabos (Cabo San Lucas and San Jose del Cabo)

Browse the full species list linked to approved dive spots in Los Cabos (Cabo San Lucas and San Jose del Cabo).

Saltwater Fishes

Snapper

3 linked spots

a fish that is swimming in some water
Saltwater Fishes

Angelfish

2 linked spots

Gestreifter Adlerrochen ( Pteromylaeus bovinus )
Rays

Eagle Ray

2 linked spots

Humpback Whale underwater shot
Whales

Humpback Whale

Megaptera novaeangliae

2 linked spots

gray snake photography
Rays

Moray Eel

2 linked spots

Molluscs

Octopus

2 linked spots

Other Mammals

Sea Lion

2 linked spots

Rays

Giant Oceanic Manta Ray

Mobula birostris

1 linked spot

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

Green Turtle

Chelonia mydas

1 linked spot

brown turtle in sea
Turtles

Hawksbill Turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata

1 linked spot

Saltwater Fishes

Jackfish

1 linked spot

Saltwater Fishes

Scalloped Hammerhead

Sphyrna lewini

1 linked spot

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

Whale Shark

Rhincodon typus

1 linked spot