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Malpelo Marine Life & Wildlife Guide

Wildlife · Destination Guide

Malpelo

Expedition-only shark diving around a remote Pacific oceanic sanctuary

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Wildlife In Malpelo

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

a fish that is swimming in the water

Saltwater Fishes

Barracuda

2 linked spots

dolphin in body of water

Dolphins

Bottlenose Dolphin

2 linked spots

Gestreifter Adlerrochen ( Pteromylaeus bovinus )

Eagle Ray

2 linked spots

Photo of Jackfish

Saltwater Fishes

Jackfish

2 linked spots

Photo of Reef Manta Ray

Reef Manta Ray

Mobula alfredi

2 linked spots

Photo of Spinner Dolphin

Spinner Dolphin

Stenella longirostris

2 linked spots

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

Whale Shark

Rhincodon typus

2 linked spots

Photo of Whitetip Reef Shark

Whitetip Reef Shark

Triaenodon obesus

2 linked spots

Photo of Giant Oceanic Manta Ray

Giant Oceanic Manta Ray

Mobula birostris

1 linked spots

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

Green Turtle

Chelonia mydas

1 linked spots

Photo of Sand Tiger Shark

Sand Tiger Shark

Carcharias taurus

1 linked spots

Photo of Scalloped Hammerhead

Saltwater Fishes

Scalloped Hammerhead

Sphyrna lewini

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 Tuna

Saltwater Fishes

Tuna

1 linked spots