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An African elephant, seen in full, standing on a rock in the savannah at sunset, with zebras and giraffes behind

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2,565

Species documented

224

Countries with recorded wildlife

1,332

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Conservation

Showing 138 species · Biscayne

Showing 138 species · Biscayne

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Great BarracudaLeast Concern

Great Barracuda

Sphyraena barracuda

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Loggerhead TurtleVulnerable

Loggerhead Turtle

Caretta caretta

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
American Horseshoe CrabVulnerable

American Horseshoe Crab

Limulus polyphemus

OmnivoreColonialVulnerable
Florida ManateeVulnerable

Florida Manatee

Trichechus manatus latirostris

HerbivoreVariable activitySolitary
Blue MarlinVulnerable

Blue Marlin

Makaira nigricans

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Spotted Eagle RayEndangered

Spotted Eagle Ray

Aetobatus narinari

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Grooved Brain CoralCritically Endangered

Grooved Brain Coral

Diploria labyrinthiformis

OmnivoreNocturnalColonial
Lemon SharkVulnerable

Lemon Shark

Negaprion brevirostris

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
Common Sea FanNot Evaluated

Common Sea Fan

Gorgonia ventalina

CarnivoreColonialOcean
American EelEndangered

American Eel

Anguilla rostrata

NocturnalSolitaryEndangered
Blue CrabNot Evaluated

Blue Crab

Callinectes sapidus

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary
50 countries
Atlantic Ghost CrabNot Evaluated

Atlantic Ghost Crab

Ocypode quadrata

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Florida Stone CrabNot Evaluated

Florida Stone Crab

Menippe mercenaria

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Portuguese Man-of-warNot Evaluated

Portuguese Man-of-war

Physalia physalis

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Long-spined UrchinNot Evaluated

Long-spined Urchin

Diadema antillarum

HerbivoreNocturnalColonial
Bearded FirewormNot Evaluated

Bearded Fireworm

Hermodice carunculata

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Caribbean Spiny LobsterData Deficient

Caribbean Spiny Lobster

Panulirus argus

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Grey SnapperLeast Concern

Grey Snapper

Lutjanus griseus

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
Spot-fin PorcupinefishLeast Concern

Spot-fin Porcupinefish

Diodon hystrix

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Red LionfishLeast Concern

Red Lionfish

Pterois volitans

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Atlantic SpadefishLeast Concern

Atlantic Spadefish

Chaetodipterus faber

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial
TarponVulnerable

Tarpon

Megalops atlanticus

CarnivoreVulnerableFish
50 countries
Great Land CrabNot Evaluated

Great Land Crab

Cardisoma guanhumi

OmnivoreCrepuscularSolitary
Queen ConchNot Evaluated

Queen Conch

Lobatus gigas

OmnivoreColonialOcean
33 countries
Branching Fire CoralNot Evaluated

Branching Fire Coral

Millepora alcicornis

CarnivoreColonialOcean
Blue GlaucusNot Evaluated

Blue Glaucus

Glaucus atlanticus

CarnivoreSolitaryOcean
Azure Vase SpongeNot Evaluated

Azure Vase Sponge

Callyspongia plicifera

OmnivoreSolitaryOcean
Upside-down JellyfishNot Evaluated

Upside-down Jellyfish

Cassiopea andromeda

OmnivoreColonialOcean
Flat Tree OysterNot Evaluated

Flat Tree Oyster

Isognomon alatus

OmnivoreColonialOcean
Tropical Two-wing FlyingfishLeast Concern

Tropical Two-wing Flyingfish

Exocoetus volitans

CarnivoreIn schoolsFish
Large predators187species
Giants of nature57species
Threatened species515species
Nocturnal wildlife772species
Big cats39species
Polar wildlife74species
Endemic species6species
The Big Five6species
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Green TurtleEndangered

Green Turtle

Chelonia mydas

HerbivoreVariable activitySolitary
150 countries68 parks400 dive sites
Bottlenose DolphinLeast Concern

Bottlenose Dolphin

Tursiops truncatus

CarnivoreVariable activityIn packs
155 countries81 parks364 dive sites
Hawksbill TurtleCritically Endangered

Hawksbill Turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
114 countries50 parks376 dive sites
Scalloped HammerheadCritically Endangered

Scalloped Hammerhead

Sphyrna lewini

CarnivoreVariable activityIn schools
47 countries17 parks18 dive sites
Kemp's RidleyCritically Endangered

Kemp's Ridley

Lepidochelys kempii

CarnivoreOmnivoreDiurnal
15 countries8 parks8 dive sites
OspreyLeast Concern

Osprey

Pandion haliaetus

PiscivoreDiurnalSolitary
97 countries24 parks1 dive site
American AlligatorLeast Concern

American Alligator

Alligator mississippiensis

CarnivoreCrepuscularSolitary
1 country4 parks2 dive sites
American CrocodileVulnerable

American Crocodile

Crocodylus acutus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
16 countries18 parks5 dive sites
Bull SharkNear Threatened

Bull Shark

Carcharhinus leucas

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
32 countries14 parks15 dive sites
Silky SharkVulnerable

Silky Shark

Carcharhinus falciformis

CarnivoreVariable activityVulnerable
56 countries16 parks14 dive sites
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113 countries
34 parks
266 dive sites
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104 dive sites
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108 dive sites
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98 dive sites
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9 parks
112 dive sites
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98 dive sites
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39 parks
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59 parks
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104 dive sites
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36 parks
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24 parks
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