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Santa Maria (Azores) Marine Life & Wildlife Guide

Wildlife · Destination Guide

Santa Maria (Azores)

Sun Island diving in the Azores: caves, reefs, and offshore pelagic reserves

Updated Dec 13, 2025 • 10 sources

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Wildlife In Santa Maria (Azores)

Browse the full species list linked to approved dive spots in Santa Maria (Azores).

Photo of Grouper/Basslets

saltwater-fishes

Grouper/Basslets

5 linked spots

a fish that is swimming in the water

saltwater-fishes

Barracuda

4 linked spots

Photo of Jackfish

saltwater-fishes

Jackfish

3 linked spots

gray snake photography

Moray Eel

3 linked spots

Photo of Nudibranch

Nudibranch

3 linked spots

Photo of Shrimp

Shrimp

2 linked spots

green and black fish in body of water

Stingrays

2 linked spots

Photo of Blue Shark

Blue Shark

Prionace glauca

1 linked spots

Conger oceanicus from the Gulf of Mexico

saltwater-fishes

Conger Eel

Conger

1 linked spots

crab on rock

Crab

1 linked spots

Photo of Giant Oceanic Manta Ray

Giant Oceanic Manta Ray

Mobula birostris

1 linked spots

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

Green Turtle

Chelonia mydas

1 linked spots

Photo of Loggerhead Turtle

Loggerhead Turtle

Caretta caretta

1 linked spots

Photo of Ocean Sunfish

saltwater-fishes

Ocean Sunfish

Mola mola

1 linked spots

Photo of Tuna

saltwater-fishes

Tuna

1 linked spots

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

Whale Shark

Rhincodon typus

1 linked spots

Photo of Wrasse

saltwater-fishes

Wrasse

1 linked spots