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Marine life catalog · OpenDive Atlas

Marine life

Learn about the species you can meet underwater and where they are seen.

CategoryFishSharks & RaysReptilesMarine MammalsCephalopodsCrustaceansMolluscsCoralsOther Invertebrates

33 species

Blue tang

Atlantic Blue Tang

Acanthurus coeruleus

FishIUCN LC

Goliath grouper

Atlantic Goliath Grouper

Epinephelus itajara

FishIUCN VU

Atlantic tarpon

Atlantic Tarpon

Megalops atlanticus

FishIUCN VU

Caribbean reef octopus

Caribbean Reef Octopus

Octopus briareus

CephalopodsIUCN LC

Caribbean spiny lobster

Caribbean Spiny Lobster

Panulirus argus

CrustaceansIUCN DD

Dogtooth tuna

Dogtooth Tuna

Gymnosarda unicolor

FishIUCN LC

Elkhorn coral

Elkhorn Coral

Acropora palmata

CoralsIUCN CR

French angelfish

French Angelfish

Pomacanthus paru

FishIUCN LC

Giant clam

Giant Clam

Tridacna gigas

MolluscsIUCN CR

Great barracuda

Great Barracuda

Sphyraena barracuda

FishIUCN LC

Greater amberjack

Greater Amberjack

Seriola dumerili

FishIUCN LC

Green moray

Green Moray

Gymnothorax funebris

FishIUCN LC

Green sea turtle surfacing

Green Sea Turtle

Chelonia mydas

ReptilesIUCN EN

Grey reef shark

Grey Reef Shark

Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos

Sharks & RaysIUCN EN

Grooved brain coral

Grooved Brain Coral

Diploria labyrinthiformis

CoralsIUCN CR

Hawksbill sea turtle

Hawksbill Sea Turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata

ReptilesIUCN CR

Humphead wrasse

Humphead Wrasse

Cheilinus undulatus

FishIUCN EN

Lined seahorse

Lined Seahorse

Hippocampus erectus

FishIUCN VU

Loggerhead sea turtle

Loggerhead Sea Turtle

Caretta caretta

ReptilesIUCN VU

Long-spined Squirrelfish

Long-spined Squirrelfish

Holocentrus rufus

FishIUCN LC

Longlure frogfish

Longlure Frogfish

Antennarius multiocellatus

FishIUCN LC

Moorish idol

Moorish Idol

Zanclus cornutus

FishIUCN LC

Red snapper

Northern Red Snapper

Lutjanus campechanus

FishIUCN VU

Nurse shark

Nurse Shark

Ginglymostoma cirratum

Sharks & RaysIUCN VU

Potato cod

Potato Cod

Epinephelus tukula

FishIUCN LC

Queen angelfish

Queen Angelfish

Holacanthus ciliaris

FishIUCN LC

Reef manta ray

Reef Manta Ray

Mobula alfredi

Sharks & RaysIUCN VU

Reef triggerfish

Reef Triggerfish

Rhinecanthus rectangulus

FishIUCN LC

Splendid toadfish

Splendid Toadfish

Sanopus splendidus

FishIUCN NT

Spotted eagle ray

Spotted Eagle Ray

Aetobatus narinari

Sharks & RaysIUCN EN

West Indian manatee

West Indian Manatee

Trichechus manatus

Marine MammalsIUCN VU

Whitetip reef shark

Whitetip Reef Shark

Triaenodon obesus

Sharks & RaysIUCN VU

Yellow tang

Yellow Tang

Zebrasoma flavescens

FishIUCN LC