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Gulf of Papagayo and Playas del Coco Marine Life & Wildlife Guide

Wildlife · Destination Guide

Gulf of Papagayo and Playas del Coco

Boat-ready Pacific reefs, easy coastal bases and a conditional big-shark frontier.

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Wildlife In Gulf of Papagayo and Playas del Coco

Browse the full species list linked to approved dive spots in Gulf of Papagayo and Playas del Coco.

Gestreifter Adlerrochen ( Pteromylaeus bovinus )

Eagle Ray

10 linked spots

gray snake photography

Saltwater Fishes

Moray Eel

10 linked spots

Photo of Octopus

Octopus

9 linked spots

green and black fish in body of water

Stingrays

9 linked spots

Photo of Whitetip Reef Shark

Whitetip Reef Shark

Triaenodon obesus

9 linked spots

Photo of Nudibranch

Nudibranch

7 linked spots

Photo of Scorpionfish

Saltwater Fishes

Scorpionfish

Scorpaenidae

5 linked spots

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

Green Turtle

Chelonia mydas

4 linked spots

Photo of Pufferfish

Saltwater Fishes

Pufferfish

Tetraodontidae

4 linked spots

Photo of Common Seahorse

Seahorses and Pipefishes

Common Seahorse

Hippocampus kuda

3 linked spots

a close up of a sea anemone on the ocean floor

Saltwater Fishes

Frogfish

3 linked spots

brown turtle in sea

Hawksbill Turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata

3 linked spots

Photo of Jackfish

Saltwater Fishes

Jackfish

3 linked spots

Photo of Sweetlips and Grunts

Saltwater Fishes

Sweetlips and Grunts

3 linked spots

a fish that is swimming in some water

Saltwater Fishes

Angelfish

2 linked spots

a fish that is swimming in the water

Saltwater Fishes

Barracuda

2 linked spots

Shark swimming with striped fish underwater

Bull Shark

Carcharhinus leucas

2 linked spots

Photo of Snapper

Saltwater Fishes

Snapper

2 linked spots

a yellow and black spotted fish in an aquarium

Saltwater Fishes

Boxfish

Ostraciidae (family)

1 linked spots

A fish that is sitting in the sand

Saltwater Fishes

Butterfly Fish

1 linked spots

Photo of Flounder

Saltwater Fishes

Flounder

1 linked spots

Photo of Grouper/Basslets

Saltwater Fishes

Grouper/Basslets

1 linked spots

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

Saltwater Fishes

Lionfish

1 linked spots

a fish swimming in water

Saltwater Fishes

Parrotfish

1 linked spots

Photo of Porcupinefish

Saltwater Fishes

Porcupinefish

1 linked spots

Photo of Sea Lion

Sea Lion

1 linked spots

Photo of Shrimp

Shrimp

1 linked spots

Photo of Snake Eel

Saltwater Fishes

Snake Eel

Ophichthidae

1 linked spots

Photo of Squid

Squid

1 linked spots

a blue and white fish in an aquarium

Saltwater Fishes

Triggerfish

1 linked spots