Wildlife · Destination Guide

Puerto Vallarta and Bahia de Banderas

Rock reefs, volcanic islands, and winter whales on Mexico's Pacific bay

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Wildlife In Puerto Vallarta and Bahia de Banderas

Browse the full species list linked to approved dive spots in Puerto Vallarta and Bahia de Banderas.

Gestreifter Adlerrochen ( Pteromylaeus bovinus )

Rays

Eagle Ray

2 linked spots

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

Wildlife In Puerto Vallarta and Bahia de Banderas

Browse the full species list linked to approved dive spots in Puerto Vallarta and Bahia de Banderas.

Rays

Eagle Ray

2 linked spots

Turtles

Green Turtle

Chelonia mydas

2 linked spots

Saltwater Fishes

Moray Eel

2 linked spots

Saltwater Fishes

Angelfish

1 linked spots

Rays

Giant Oceanic Manta Ray

Mobula birostris

1 linked spots

Turtles

Hawksbill Turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata

1 linked spots

Whales

Humpback Whale

Megaptera novaeangliae

1 linked spots

Molluscs

Nudibranch

1 linked spots

Sharks

Nurse Shark

Ginglymostoma cirratum

1 linked spots

Molluscs

Octopus

1 linked spots

Turtles

Olive Ridley Turtle

Lepidochelys olivacea

1 linked spots

Rays

Stingrays

1 linked spots