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Playa del Carmen Marine Life & Wildlife Guide

Wildlife · Destination Guide

Playa del Carmen

Cenotes, Caribbean drifts, and big-animal seasons in one easy hub

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Wildlife In Playa del Carmen

Browse the full species list linked to approved dive spots in Playa del Carmen.

gray snake photography

saltwater-fishes

Moray Eel

23 linked spots

green and black fish in body of water

Stingrays

20 linked spots

a fish that is swimming in the water

saltwater-fishes

Barracuda

19 linked spots

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

Green Turtle

Chelonia mydas

16 linked spots

Gestreifter Adlerrochen ( Pteromylaeus bovinus )

Eagle Ray

13 linked spots

a fish that is swimming in some water

saltwater-fishes

Angelfish

10 linked spots

gray shark in body of water

Nurse Shark

Ginglymostoma cirratum

10 linked spots

Photo of Sweetlips and Grunts

saltwater-fishes

Sweetlips and Grunts

8 linked spots

Photo of Grouper/Basslets

saltwater-fishes

Grouper/Basslets

7 linked spots

crab on rock

Crab

6 linked spots

a fish swimming in water

saltwater-fishes

Parrotfish

6 linked spots

Shark swimming with striped fish underwater

Bull Shark

Carcharhinus leucas

5 linked spots

Photo of Catfish

freshwater-fishes

Catfish

5 linked spots

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

saltwater-fishes

Lionfish

5 linked spots

Photo of Snapper

saltwater-fishes

Snapper

5 linked spots

Photo of Eel

saltwater-fishes

Eel

4 linked spots

Photo of Jackfish

saltwater-fishes

Jackfish

4 linked spots

Photo of Shrimp

Shrimp

4 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 Octopus

Octopus

3 linked spots

a blue and white fish in an aquarium

saltwater-fishes

Triggerfish

3 linked spots

Photo of Bass

freshwater-fishes

Bass

2 linked spots

Photo of Flounder

saltwater-fishes

Flounder

2 linked spots

Photo of Porcupinefish

saltwater-fishes

Porcupinefish

2 linked spots

Photo of Pufferfish

saltwater-fishes

Pufferfish

Tetraodontidae

2 linked spots

Photo of Surgeonfish

saltwater-fishes

Surgeonfish

Acanthuridae

2 linked spots

Photo of Trumpetfish

saltwater-fishes

Trumpetfish

2 linked spots

A moorish idol fish swims in dark water.

saltwater-fishes

Bannerfish

1 linked spots

dolphin in body of water

Bottlenose Dolphin

1 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

orange and white clown fish

saltwater-fishes

Clownfish

1 linked spots

Photo of Common Seahorse

seahorses-and-pipefishes

Common Seahorse

Hippocampus kuda

1 linked spots

a blue and yellow fish on a coral reef

saltwater-fishes

Damselfish

1 linked spots

Photo of Emperor

saltwater-fishes

Emperor

1 linked spots

Photo of Nudibranch

Nudibranch

1 linked spots

Photo of Perch

freshwater-fishes

Perch

1 linked spots

Photo of Pygmy Seahorse

seahorses-and-pipefishes

Pygmy Seahorse

1 linked spots

Photo of Scorpionfish

saltwater-fishes

Scorpionfish

Scorpaenidae

1 linked spots

Photo of Tarpon

saltwater-fishes

Tarpon

1 linked spots

Photo of Tuna

saltwater-fishes

Tuna

1 linked spots

Photo of Whitetip Reef Shark

Whitetip Reef Shark

Triaenodon obesus

1 linked spots