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Samaná and Las Galeras

Whale season, Atlantic walls, and hidden-beach boat days on the Samana Peninsula

Updated Mar 25, 2026 • 26 sources

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Wildlife In Samaná and Las Galeras

Browse the full species list linked to approved dive spots in Samaná and Las Galeras.

gray snake photography
Rays

Moray Eel

6 linked spots

green and black fish in body of water
Rays

Stingrays

4 linked spots

crab on rock
Crustaceans

Crab

3 linked spots

a blue and yellow fish on a coral reef
Saltwater Fishes

Damselfish

3 linked spots

Molluscs

Octopus

3 linked spots

a fish swimming in water
Saltwater Fishes

Parrotfish

3 linked spots

Saltwater Fishes

Snapper

3 linked spots

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

Saltwater Fishes

Scorpionfish

Scorpaenidae

2 linked spots

Saltwater Fishes

Surgeonfish

Acanthuridae

2 linked spots

Saltwater Fishes

Trumpetfish

2 linked spots

a fish that is swimming in some water
Saltwater Fishes

Angelfish

1 linked spot

a fish that is swimming in the water
Saltwater Fishes

Barracuda

1 linked spot

a yellow and black spotted fish in an aquarium
Saltwater Fishes

Boxfish

Ostraciidae (family)

1 linked spot

Saltwater Fishes

Grouper/Basslets

1 linked spot

Humpback Whale underwater shot
Whales

Humpback Whale

Megaptera novaeangliae

1 linked spot

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

Lionfish

1 linked spot

Other Mammals

Manatee

1 linked spot

gray shark in body of water
Sharks

Nurse Shark

Ginglymostoma cirratum

1 linked spot

Saltwater Fishes

Porcupinefish

1 linked spot

a blue and white fish in an aquarium
Saltwater Fishes

Triggerfish

1 linked spot

Saltwater Fishes

Wrasse

1 linked spot