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Murcia: Cabo de Palos and Islas Hormigas

Mediterranean pinnacles, wrecks, groupers, and bait balls from a compact fishing port

Updated Apr 20, 2026 • 26 sources

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Wildlife In Murcia: Cabo de Palos and Islas Hormigas

Browse the full species list linked to approved dive spots in Murcia: Cabo de Palos and Islas Hormigas.

Photo of Octopus
molluscs

Octopus

27 linked spots

gray snake photography
rays

Moray Eel

20 linked spots

a fish that is swimming in the water
saltwater-fishes

Barracuda

16 linked spots

Photo of Grouper/Basslets
saltwater-fishes

Grouper/Basslets

16 linked spots

Photo of Nudibranch
molluscs

Nudibranch

15 linked spots

Conger oceanicus from the Gulf of Mexico
saltwater-fishes

Conger Eel

Conger

10 linked spots

green and black fish in body of water
rays

Stingrays

8 linked spots

Photo of Scorpionfish
saltwater-fishes

Scorpionfish

Scorpaenidae

7 linked spots

Photo of Common Seahorse
seahorses-and-pipefishes

Common Seahorse

Hippocampus kuda

6 linked spots

Photo of Wrasse
saltwater-fishes

Wrasse

6 linked spots

a blue and yellow fish on a coral reef
saltwater-fishes

Damselfish

5 linked spots

Photo of Ocean Sunfish
saltwater-fishes

Ocean Sunfish

Mola mola

5 linked spots

brown octopus swimming under the sea
molluscs

Cuttlefish

4 linked spots

Gestreifter Adlerrochen ( Pteromylaeus bovinus )
rays

Eagle Ray

4 linked spots

Photo of Flounder
saltwater-fishes

Flounder

3 linked spots

Photo of Shrimp
crustaceans

Shrimp

3 linked spots

dolphin in body of water
dolphins

Bottlenose Dolphin

2 linked spots

Photo of Loggerhead Turtle
turtles

Loggerhead Turtle

Caretta caretta

2 linked spots

Photo of Reef Manta Ray
rays

Reef Manta Ray

Mobula alfredi

2 linked spots

Photo of Snapper
saltwater-fishes

Snapper

2 linked spots

Three dolphins swimming in clear blue ocean water
dolphins

Common Dolphin

Delphinus delphis

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
sharks

Grey Reef Shark

Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos

1 linked spots

Photo of Guitarfish
rays

Guitarfish

1 linked spots

Photo of Jackfish
saltwater-fishes

Jackfish

1 linked spots

Lion's mane jellyfish ( Cyanea capillata ) in Gullmarn fjord at Sämstad, Lysekil Municipality, Sweden. This specimen is about 10–12 cm (3.9–4.7 in) in diameter and the tentacles are about 60–80 cm (24–31 in) long. It is photographed from a jetty. The color of the background is made up from algae on
jellyfish

Lion’s Mane Jellyfish

Cyanea capillata

1 linked spots

grey shark in the water
sharks

Mako Shark

Isurus

1 linked spots

Photo of Manatee
other-mammals

Manatee

1 linked spots

Photo of Pike
freshwater-fishes

Pike

Esox

1 linked spots

Photo of Pipefish
seahorses-and-pipefishes

Pipefish

1 linked spots

Photo of Porcupinefish
saltwater-fishes

Porcupinefish

1 linked spots

Photo of Portuguese Man o'War
jellyfish

Portuguese Man o'War

Physalia physalis

1 linked spots

Photo of Sawshark
sharks

Sawshark

1 linked spots

Photo of Snake Eel
saltwater-fishes

Snake Eel

Ophichthidae

1 linked spots

Photo of Soldierfish
saltwater-fishes

Soldierfish

Myripristinae

1 linked spots

Photo of Spinner Dolphin
dolphins

Spinner Dolphin

Stenella longirostris

1 linked spots

Photo of Sweetlips and Grunts
saltwater-fishes

Sweetlips and Grunts

1 linked spots

Photo of Tench
freshwater-fishes

Tench

Tinca tinca

1 linked spots

Photo of Tiger Shark
sharks

Tiger Shark

Galeocerdo cuvier

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

Photo of Zebra Shark
sharks

Zebra Shark

Stegostoma tigrinum

1 linked spots