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Miami Marine Life & Wildlife Guide

Wildlife · Destination Guide

Miami

A city base with national-park shipwrecks and reef diving in every direction

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Wildlife In Miami

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

a fish that is swimming in the water

saltwater-fishes

Barracuda

18 linked spots

Photo of Grouper/Basslets

saltwater-fishes

Grouper/Basslets

18 linked spots

gray shark in body of water

Nurse Shark

Ginglymostoma cirratum

15 linked spots

a fish that is swimming in some water

saltwater-fishes

Angelfish

12 linked spots

gray snake photography

Moray Eel

12 linked spots

green and black fish in body of water

Stingrays

12 linked spots

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

Green Turtle

Chelonia mydas

10 linked spots

a fish swimming in water

saltwater-fishes

Parrotfish

10 linked spots

Gestreifter Adlerrochen ( Pteromylaeus bovinus )

Eagle Ray

9 linked spots

Photo of Snapper

saltwater-fishes

Snapper

9 linked spots

Photo of Jackfish

saltwater-fishes

Jackfish

6 linked spots

a blue and yellow fish on a coral reef

saltwater-fishes

Damselfish

4 linked spots

Photo of Scorpionfish

saltwater-fishes

Scorpionfish

Scorpaenidae

4 linked spots

Photo of Sweetlips and Grunts

saltwater-fishes

Sweetlips and Grunts

4 linked spots

Shark swimming with striped fish underwater

Bull Shark

Carcharhinus leucas

3 linked spots

brown turtle in sea

Hawksbill Turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata

3 linked spots

Photo of Loggerhead Turtle

Loggerhead Turtle

Caretta caretta

3 linked spots

Photo of Tarpon

saltwater-fishes

Tarpon

3 linked spots

Photo of Trumpetfish

saltwater-fishes

Trumpetfish

3 linked spots

crab on rock

Crab

2 linked spots

Photo of Porcupinefish

saltwater-fishes

Porcupinefish

2 linked spots

Photo of Shrimp

Shrimp

2 linked spots

Photo of Surgeonfish

saltwater-fishes

Surgeonfish

Acanthuridae

2 linked spots

Photo of Wrasse

saltwater-fishes

Wrasse

2 linked spots

Photo of Bass

freshwater-fishes

Bass

1 linked spots

A fish that is sitting in the sand

saltwater-fishes

Butterfly Fish

1 linked spots

Photo of Goatfish

saltwater-fishes

Goatfish

1 linked spots

Red lionfish (Pterois volitans) near Gilli Banta Island (near Komodo, Indonesia)

saltwater-fishes

Lionfish

1 linked spots

Photo of Octopus

Octopus

1 linked spots

Photo of Pufferfish

saltwater-fishes

Pufferfish

Tetraodontidae

1 linked spots

a blue and white fish in an aquarium

saltwater-fishes

Triggerfish

1 linked spots

Photo of Tuna

saltwater-fishes

Tuna

1 linked spots