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Saint Martin and Sint Maarten Marine Life & Wildlife Guide

Wildlife · Destination Guide

Saint Martin and Sint Maarten

One island, two marine rulebooks, reefs and historic wrecks.

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Wildlife In Saint Martin and Sint Maarten

Browse the full species list linked to approved dive spots in Saint Martin and Sint Maarten.

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

Green Turtle

Chelonia mydas

12 linked spots

green and black fish in body of water

Rays

Stingrays

11 linked spots

brown turtle in sea

Hawksbill Turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata

7 linked spots

gray shark in body of water

Nurse Shark

Ginglymostoma cirratum

6 linked spots

a fish that is swimming in the water

Saltwater Fishes

Barracuda

5 linked spots

gray snake photography

Saltwater Fishes

Moray Eel

5 linked spots

a fish swimming in water

Saltwater Fishes

Parrotfish

4 linked spots

Gestreifter Adlerrochen ( Pteromylaeus bovinus )

Eagle Ray

3 linked spots

a fish that is swimming in some water

Saltwater Fishes

Angelfish

2 linked spots

Grey reef shark (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos) Image ID: corl0207, NOAA's Coral Kingdom Collection Location: Pacific Remote Islands, Kingman Reef Photo Date: 2015 Photographer: Kevin Lino NOAA/NMFS/PIFSC/ESD

Grey Reef Shark

Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos

2 linked spots

Photo of Octopus

Octopus

2 linked spots

Photo of Snapper

Saltwater Fishes

Snapper

2 linked spots

Photo of Whitetip Reef Shark

Whitetip Reef Shark

Triaenodon obesus

2 linked spots

A blacktip reef shark swims over sandy seabed.

Blacktip Reef Shark

Carcharhinus melanopterus

1 linked spots

Photo of Common Seahorse

Seahorses and Pipefishes

Common Seahorse

Hippocampus kuda

1 linked spots

crab on rock

Crab

1 linked spots

a blue and yellow fish on a coral reef

Saltwater Fishes

Damselfish

1 linked spots

Photo of Eel

Saltwater Fishes

Eel

1 linked spots

Photo of Grouper/Basslets

Saltwater Fishes

Grouper/Basslets

1 linked spots

Humpback Whale underwater shot

Humpback Whale

Megaptera novaeangliae

1 linked spots

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

Saltwater Fishes

Lionfish

1 linked spots

Photo of Nudibranch

Nudibranch

1 linked spots

Photo of Pufferfish

Saltwater Fishes

Pufferfish

Tetraodontidae

1 linked spots

Photo of Shrimp

Shrimp

1 linked spots

a blue and white fish in an aquarium

Saltwater Fishes

Triggerfish

1 linked spots

Photo of Trumpetfish

Saltwater Fishes

Trumpetfish

1 linked spots

Photo of Wrasse

Saltwater Fishes

Wrasse

1 linked spots