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

Species

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Learn what each species is like, find out where it lives in the wild, and plan your next sighting — all in one place.

2,565

Species documented

224

Countries with recorded wildlife

1,331

Parks with species

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Conservation

Showing 65 species · Dry Tortugas

Showing 65 species · Dry Tortugas

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Spotted Eagle RayEndangered

Spotted Eagle Ray

Aetobatus narinari

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Grooved Brain CoralCritically Endangered

Grooved Brain Coral

Diploria labyrinthiformis

OmnivoreNocturnalColonial
Elkhorn CoralCritically Endangered

Elkhorn Coral

Acropora palmata

OmnivoreNocturnalColonial
Lemon SharkVulnerable

Lemon Shark

Negaprion brevirostris

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
Common Sea FanNot Evaluated

Common Sea Fan

Gorgonia ventalina

CarnivoreColonialOcean
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
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
Painted FrogfishLeast Concern

Painted Frogfish

Antennarius pictus

CarnivoreSolitaryFish
Black MargateData Deficient

Black Margate

Anisotremus surinamensis

CarnivoreNocturnalFish
Blainville's Beaked WhaleLeast Concern

Blainville's Beaked Whale

Mesoplodon densirostris

CarnivoreFamily groupOcean
Yellowfin TunaLeast Concern

Yellowfin Tuna

Thunnus albacares

CarnivoreDiurnalIn schools
Great HammerheadCritically Endangered

Great Hammerhead

Sphyrna mokarran

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Caribbean Reef SharkEndangered

Caribbean Reef Shark

Carcharhinus perezi

CarnivoreNocturnalEndangered
Atlantic Spotted DolphinLeast Concern

Atlantic Spotted Dolphin

Stenella frontalis

CarnivoreOceanMammal
Magnificent FrigatebirdLeast Concern

Magnificent Frigatebird

Fregata magnificens

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Pantropical Spotted DolphinLeast Concern

Pantropical Spotted Dolphin

Stenella attenuata

CarnivoreOceanMammal
Tiger SharkNear Threatened

Tiger Shark

Galeocerdo cuvier

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Sooty TernLeast Concern

Sooty Tern

Onychoprion fuscatus

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Blackbar SoldierfishLeast Concern

Blackbar Soldierfish

Myripristis jacobus

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
Green MorayLeast Concern

Green Moray

Gymnothorax funebris

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Red-footed BoobyLeast Concern

Red-footed Booby

Sula sula

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Pygmy Sperm WhaleData Deficient

Pygmy Sperm Whale

Kogia breviceps

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Royal TernLeast Concern

Royal Tern

Thalasseus maximus

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Masked BoobyLeast Concern

Masked Booby

Sula dactylatra

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Brown BoobyLeast Concern

Brown Booby

Sula leucogaster

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Brown NoddyLeast Concern

Brown Noddy

Anous stolidus

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Common DolphinfishLeast Concern

Common Dolphinfish

Coryphaena hippurus

CarnivoreIn schoolsFish
Not Evaluated

Immortal Jellyfish

Turritopsis dohrnii

CarnivoreSolitaryOcean
Near Threatened

Southern Stingray

Hypanus americanus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Cobia

Rachycentron canadum

CarnivoreSolitaryFish
Near Threatened

False Killer Whale

Pseudorca crassidens

CarnivoreNear ThreatenedOcean
Least Concern

Live Sharksucker

Echeneis naucrates

CarnivoreFishOcean
Not Evaluated

Horse Conch

Pleuroploca gigantea

CarnivoreSolitaryOcean
Large predators194species
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
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
Great BarracudaLeast Concern

Great Barracuda

Sphyraena barracuda

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
113 countries34 parks266 dive sites
Loggerhead TurtleVulnerable

Loggerhead Turtle

Caretta caretta

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
94 countries7 parks174 dive sites
Florida ManateeVulnerable

Florida Manatee

Trichechus manatus latirostris

HerbivoreVariable activitySolitary
1 country3 parks3 dive sites
Blue MarlinVulnerable

Blue Marlin

Makaira nigricans

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
58 countries40 parks12 dive sites
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About this catalogue

Each species profile brings together what the animal is and where it can be seen: its classification and conservation status, its size, weight and lifespan, its diet and activity pattern, and the countries, parks and dive sites where its presence is documented. Taxonomy and common names come from GBIF and conservation status from the IUCN Red List; how we build our profiles explains every source and what we do when a fact is missing.

98 countries
69 parks
90 dive sites
33 countries
24 parks
98 dive sites
33 countries
4 parks
95 dive sites
81 countries
20 parks
34 dive sites
33 countries
24 parks
98 dive sites
40 countries
29 parks
104 dive sites
33 countries
5 parks
22 dive sites
157 countries
53 parks
209 dive sites
108 countries
27 parks
108 dive sites
33 countries
24 parks
98 dive sites
35 countries
9 parks
112 dive sites
34 countries
25 parks
98 dive sites
57 countries
39 parks
232 dive sites
92 countries
59 parks
336 dive sites
40 countries
12 parks
98 dive sites
29 parks
24 dive sites
35 countries
25 parks
104 dive sites
33 countries
24 parks
98 dive sites
34 countries
27 parks
104 dive sites
73 countries
36 parks
81 dive sites
33 countries
24 parks
98 dive sites
42 countries
32 parks
21 dive sites
34 countries
24 parks
12 dive sites
124 countries
66 parks
365 dive sites
62 countries
14 parks
196 dive sites
40 countries
24 parks
98 dive sites
161 countries
59 parks
5 dive sites
57 countries
20 parks
8 dive sites
44 countries
19 parks
9 dive sites
35 countries
19 parks
102 dive sites
12 countries
9 parks
14 dive sites
38 countries
13 parks
2 dive sites
57 countries
13 parks
16 dive sites
57 countries
27 parks
23 dive sites
76 countries
17 parks
2 dive sites
40 countries
24 parks
1 dive site
50 countries
21 parks
113 dive sites
70 countries
15 parks
1 dive site
110 countries
65 parks
13 countries
17 parks
68 countries
6 parks
74 countries
4 parks
68 countries
15 parks
43 countries
19 parks
12 countries35 parks61 dive sites
40 countries26 parks98 dive sites
44 countries36 parks113 dive sites
56 countries50 parks9 dive sites
123 countries75 parks365 dive sites
4 countries8 parks23 dive sites