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Puerto Vallarta and Bahia de Banderas

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

Updated Jan 23, 2026 • 14 sources

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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
Turtles

Green Turtle

Chelonia mydas

2 linked spots

gray snake photography
Rays

Moray Eel

2 linked spots

a fish that is swimming in some water
Saltwater Fishes

Angelfish

1 linked spot

Photo of Giant Oceanic Manta Ray
Rays

Giant Oceanic Manta Ray

Mobula birostris

1 linked spot

brown turtle in sea
Turtles

Hawksbill Turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata

1 linked spot

Humpback Whale underwater shot
Whales

Humpback Whale

Megaptera novaeangliae

1 linked spot

Photo of Nudibranch
Molluscs

Nudibranch

1 linked spot

gray shark in body of water
Sharks

Nurse Shark

Ginglymostoma cirratum

1 linked spot

Photo of Octopus
Molluscs

Octopus

1 linked spot

Photo of Olive Ridley Turtle
Turtles

Olive Ridley Turtle

Lepidochelys olivacea

1 linked spot

green and black fish in body of water
Rays

Stingrays

1 linked spot