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Santa Catalina and Coiba Marine Life & Wildlife Guide

Wildlife · Destination Guide

Santa Catalina and Coiba

Pacific reefs, pelagic possibility, and island wilderness by day boat from Santa Catalina.

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Wildlife In Santa Catalina and Coiba

Browse the full species list linked to approved dive spots in Santa Catalina and Coiba.

Photo of Whitetip Reef Shark

Whitetip Reef Shark

Triaenodon obesus

11 linked spots

Photo of Jackfish

Saltwater Fishes

Jackfish

9 linked spots

Photo of Snapper

Saltwater Fishes

Snapper

8 linked spots

a fish that is swimming in the water

Saltwater Fishes

Barracuda

7 linked spots

gray snake photography

Saltwater Fishes

Moray Eel

6 linked spots

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

Green Turtle

Chelonia mydas

5 linked spots

Photo of Scorpionfish

Saltwater Fishes

Scorpionfish

Scorpaenidae

4 linked spots

a whale swimming in the ocean with a lot of fish around it

Whale Shark

Rhincodon typus

4 linked spots

Gestreifter Adlerrochen ( Pteromylaeus bovinus )

Eagle Ray

3 linked spots

a close up of a sea anemone on the ocean floor

Saltwater Fishes

Frogfish

3 linked spots

Photo of Octopus

Octopus

3 linked spots

a fish swimming in water

Saltwater Fishes

Parrotfish

3 linked spots

Photo of Reef Manta Ray

Reef Manta Ray

Mobula alfredi

3 linked spots

A fish that is sitting in the sand

Saltwater Fishes

Butterfly Fish

2 linked spots

brown turtle in sea

Hawksbill Turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata

2 linked spots

green and black fish in body of water

Stingrays

2 linked spots

Photo of Sweetlips and Grunts

Saltwater Fishes

Sweetlips and Grunts

2 linked spots

Photo of Wrasse

Saltwater Fishes

Wrasse

2 linked spots

a fish that is swimming in some water

Saltwater Fishes

Angelfish

1 linked spots

A blacktip reef shark swims over sandy seabed.

Blacktip Reef Shark

Carcharhinus melanopterus

1 linked spots

Shark swimming with striped fish underwater

Bull Shark

Carcharhinus leucas

1 linked spots

Photo of Common Seahorse

Seahorses and Pipefishes

Common Seahorse

Hippocampus kuda

1 linked spots

Photo of Giant Oceanic Manta Ray

Giant Oceanic Manta Ray

Mobula birostris

1 linked spots

white shark under blue sky

Great Hammerhead Shark

Sphyrna mokarran

1 linked spots

Photo of Guitarfish

Guitarfish

1 linked spots

Humpback Whale underwater shot

Humpback Whale

Megaptera novaeangliae

1 linked spots

Photo of Loggerhead Turtle

Loggerhead Turtle

Caretta caretta

1 linked spots

gray shark in body of water

Nurse Shark

Ginglymostoma cirratum

1 linked spots

Photo of Olive Ridley Turtle

Olive Ridley Turtle

Lepidochelys olivacea

1 linked spots

Photo of Scalloped Hammerhead

Saltwater Fishes

Scalloped Hammerhead

Sphyrna lewini

1 linked spots

Photo of Spinner Dolphin

Spinner Dolphin

Stenella longirostris

1 linked spots

Photo of Tuna

Saltwater Fishes

Tuna

1 linked spots