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Sal Marine Life & Wildlife Guide

Wildlife · Destination Guide

Sal

Atlantic reefs, lava caves and wrecks by day; turtles, salt pans and Santa Maria by land.

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Wildlife In Sal

Browse the full species list linked to approved dive spots in Sal.

green and black fish in body of water

Stingrays

9 linked spots

gray snake photography

Saltwater Fishes

Moray Eel

7 linked spots

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

Green Turtle

Chelonia mydas

6 linked spots

Photo of Nudibranch

Nudibranch

5 linked spots

gray shark in body of water

Nurse Shark

Ginglymostoma cirratum

5 linked spots

Photo of Trumpetfish

Saltwater Fishes

Trumpetfish

5 linked spots

a fish swimming in water

Saltwater Fishes

Parrotfish

4 linked spots

Photo of Jackfish

Saltwater Fishes

Jackfish

3 linked spots

Photo of Octopus

Octopus

3 linked spots

Photo of Soldierfish

Saltwater Fishes

Soldierfish

Myripristinae

3 linked spots

a fish that is swimming in some water

Saltwater Fishes

Angelfish

2 linked spots

crab on rock

Crab

2 linked spots

Photo of Grouper/Basslets

Saltwater Fishes

Grouper/Basslets

2 linked spots

Photo of Pufferfish

Saltwater Fishes

Pufferfish

Tetraodontidae

2 linked spots

Photo of Scorpionfish

Saltwater Fishes

Scorpionfish

Scorpaenidae

2 linked spots

a blue and white fish in an aquarium

Saltwater Fishes

Triggerfish

2 linked spots

a fish that is swimming in the water

Saltwater Fishes

Barracuda

1 linked spots

Shark swimming with striped fish underwater

Bull Shark

Carcharhinus leucas

1 linked spots

A fish that is sitting in the sand

Saltwater Fishes

Butterfly Fish

1 linked spots

a close up of a sea anemone on the ocean floor

Saltwater Fishes

Frogfish

1 linked spots

Photo of Goatfish

Saltwater Fishes

Goatfish

1 linked spots

white shark under blue sky

Great Hammerhead Shark

Sphyrna mokarran

1 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

1 linked spots

Photo of Loggerhead Turtle

Loggerhead Turtle

Caretta caretta

1 linked spots

Photo of Sand Tiger Shark

Sand Tiger Shark

Carcharias taurus

1 linked spots

Photo of Scalloped Hammerhead

Saltwater Fishes

Scalloped Hammerhead

Sphyrna lewini

1 linked spots

Photo of Shrimp

Shrimp

1 linked spots

Photo of Snapper

Saltwater Fishes

Snapper

1 linked spots

Photo of Surgeonfish

Saltwater Fishes

Surgeonfish

Acanthuridae

1 linked spots

Photo of Tiger Shark

Tiger Shark

Galeocerdo cuvier

1 linked spots

Photo of Wrasse

Saltwater Fishes

Wrasse

1 linked spots