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Sao Vicente and Santo Antao Dive Coast Marine Life & Wildlife Guide

Wildlife · Destination Guide

Sao Vicente and Santo Antao Dive Coast

Volcanic Atlantic reefs, Mindelo culture and Santo Antao trails

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Wildlife In Sao Vicente and Santo Antao Dive Coast

Browse the full species list linked to approved dive spots in Sao Vicente and Santo Antao Dive Coast.

gray snake photography

Saltwater Fishes

Moray Eel

27 linked spots

a fish swimming in water

Saltwater Fishes

Parrotfish

22 linked spots

Photo of Surgeonfish

Saltwater Fishes

Surgeonfish

Acanthuridae

20 linked spots

green and black fish in body of water

Stingrays

19 linked spots

Photo of Trumpetfish

Saltwater Fishes

Trumpetfish

18 linked spots

a close up of a sea anemone on the ocean floor

Saltwater Fishes

Frogfish

15 linked spots

Photo of Nudibranch

Nudibranch

15 linked spots

Photo of Soldierfish

Saltwater Fishes

Soldierfish

Myripristinae

13 linked spots

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

Green Turtle

Chelonia mydas

11 linked spots

Photo of Grouper/Basslets

Saltwater Fishes

Grouper/Basslets

11 linked spots

Photo of Scorpionfish

Saltwater Fishes

Scorpionfish

Scorpaenidae

11 linked spots

gray shark in body of water

Nurse Shark

Ginglymostoma cirratum

10 linked spots

a blue and yellow fish on a coral reef

Saltwater Fishes

Damselfish

9 linked spots

Photo of Jackfish

Saltwater Fishes

Jackfish

9 linked spots

a fish that is swimming in the water

Saltwater Fishes

Barracuda

8 linked spots

Photo of Pufferfish

Saltwater Fishes

Pufferfish

Tetraodontidae

7 linked spots

a blue and white fish in an aquarium

Saltwater Fishes

Triggerfish

7 linked spots

Photo of Tuna

Saltwater Fishes

Tuna

7 linked spots

crab on rock

Crab

5 linked spots

Photo of Sweetlips and Grunts

Saltwater Fishes

Sweetlips and Grunts

5 linked spots

Photo of Octopus

Octopus

4 linked spots

Photo of Wrasse

Saltwater Fishes

Wrasse

4 linked spots

A fish that is sitting in the sand

Saltwater Fishes

Butterfly Fish

3 linked spots

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

Whale Shark

Rhincodon typus

3 linked spots

a fish that is swimming in some water

Saltwater Fishes

Angelfish

2 linked spots

A blacktip reef shark swims over sandy seabed.

Blacktip Reef Shark

Carcharhinus melanopterus

2 linked spots

Photo of Catfish

Freshwater Fishes

Catfish

2 linked spots

Gestreifter Adlerrochen ( Pteromylaeus bovinus )

Eagle Ray

2 linked spots

Photo of Giant Oceanic Manta Ray

Giant Oceanic Manta Ray

Mobula birostris

2 linked spots

Photo of Goatfish

Saltwater Fishes

Goatfish

2 linked spots

brown turtle in sea

Hawksbill Turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata

2 linked spots

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

Saltwater Fishes

Lionfish

2 linked spots

Photo of Loggerhead Turtle

Loggerhead Turtle

Caretta caretta

2 linked spots

Photo of Snapper

Saltwater Fishes

Snapper

2 linked spots

Photo of Bass

Freshwater Fishes

Bass

1 linked spots

orange and white clown fish

Saltwater Fishes

Clownfish

1 linked spots

Conger oceanicus from the Gulf of Mexico

Saltwater Fishes

Conger Eel

Conger

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 Leaf Scorpionfish

Saltwater Fishes

Leaf Scorpionfish

Taenianotus triacanthus

1 linked spots

gray shark under water during daytime

Lemon Shark

Negaprion brevirostris

1 linked spots

Photo of Portuguese Man o'War

Portuguese Man o'War

Physalia physalis

1 linked spots

Silky shark ( Carcharhinus falciformis ) at Jardines de la Reina, Cuba

Silky Shark

Carcharhinus falciformis

1 linked spots