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Ponta Delgada & Sao Miguel Marine Life & Wildlife Guide

Wildlife · Destination Guide

Ponta Delgada & Sao Miguel

Atlantic volcanic walls, blue-water pelagics and crater-lake adventures from one easy island hub

Updated Nov 21, 2025 • 10 sources

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Wildlife In Ponta Delgada & Sao Miguel

Browse the full species list linked to approved dive spots in Ponta Delgada & Sao Miguel.

Photo of Wrasse

saltwater-fishes

Wrasse

15 linked spots

Photo of Grouper/Basslets

saltwater-fishes

Grouper/Basslets

14 linked spots

gray snake photography

Moray Eel

12 linked spots

a fish that is swimming in the water

saltwater-fishes

Barracuda

11 linked spots

Photo of Octopus

Octopus

11 linked spots

crab on rock

Crab

8 linked spots

Gestreifter Adlerrochen ( Pteromylaeus bovinus )

Eagle Ray

8 linked spots

Photo of Nudibranch

Nudibranch

8 linked spots

a fish swimming in water

saltwater-fishes

Parrotfish

8 linked spots

Photo of Jackfish

saltwater-fishes

Jackfish

7 linked spots

green and black fish in body of water

Stingrays

6 linked spots

a blue and white fish in an aquarium

saltwater-fishes

Triggerfish

6 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

Photo of Scorpionfish

saltwater-fishes

Scorpionfish

Scorpaenidae

3 linked spots

Conger oceanicus from the Gulf of Mexico

saltwater-fishes

Conger Eel

Conger

2 linked spots

orange and white clown fish

saltwater-fishes

Clownfish

1 linked spots

a blue and yellow fish on a coral reef

saltwater-fishes

Damselfish

1 linked spots

gray animal underwater

Dugong

Dugong dugon

1 linked spots

Photo of Flounder

saltwater-fishes

Flounder

1 linked spots

Photo of Giant Oceanic Manta Ray

Giant Oceanic Manta Ray

Mobula birostris

1 linked spots

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

saltwater-fishes

Lionfish

1 linked spots

Photo of Reef Manta Ray

Reef Manta Ray

Mobula alfredi

1 linked spots