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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 56 species · Isla Contoy

Showing 56 species · Isla Contoy

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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
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
Queen ParrotfishLeast Concern

Queen Parrotfish

Scarus vetula

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial
Foureye ButterflyfishLeast Concern

Foureye Butterflyfish

Chaetodon capistratus

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Atlantic SpadefishLeast Concern

Atlantic Spadefish

Chaetodipterus faber

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial
Man-of-war FishLeast Concern

Man-of-war Fish

Nomeus gronovii

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
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
Christmas Tree WormNot Evaluated

Christmas Tree Worm

Spirobranchus giganteus

OmnivoreColonialOcean
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
Black MargateData Deficient

Black Margate

Anisotremus surinamensis

CarnivoreNocturnalFish
Blainville's Beaked WhaleLeast Concern

Blainville's Beaked Whale

Mesoplodon densirostris

CarnivoreFamily groupOcean
Great HammerheadCritically Endangered

Great Hammerhead

Sphyrna mokarran

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Caribbean Reef SharkEndangered

Caribbean Reef Shark

Carcharhinus perezi

CarnivoreNocturnalEndangered
Blackbar SoldierfishLeast Concern

Blackbar Soldierfish

Myripristis jacobus

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
Green MorayLeast Concern

Green Moray

Gymnothorax funebris

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Great FrigatebirdLeast Concern

Great Frigatebird

Fregata minor

PiscivoreDiurnalColonial
Roseate SpoonbillLeast Concern

Roseate Spoonbill

Platalea ajaja

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Snowy EgretLeast Concern

Snowy Egret

Egretta thula

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Pygmy Sperm WhaleData Deficient

Pygmy Sperm Whale

Kogia breviceps

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Little Blue HeronLeast Concern

Little Blue Heron

Egretta caerulea

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Royal TernLeast Concern

Royal Tern

Thalasseus maximus

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Semipalmated SandpiperNear Threatened

Semipalmated Sandpiper

Calidris pusilla

InsectivoreDiurnalVariable activity
White IbisLeast Concern

White Ibis

Eudocimus albus

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
American OystercatcherLeast Concern

American Oystercatcher

Haematopus palliatus

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Piping PloverNear Threatened

Piping Plover

Charadrius melodus

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs
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
Vulnerable

Atlantic Goliath Grouper

Epinephelus itajara

CarnivoreVulnerableFish
Least Concern

Dwarf Sperm Whale

Kogia sima

CarnivoreFamily groupOcean
Not Evaluated

Sea Biscuit

Clypeaster rosaceus

OmnivoreSolitaryOcean
Vulnerable

Red Snapper

Lutjanus campechanus

CarnivoreIn schoolsVulnerable
Least Concern

Double-crested Cormorant

Phalacrocorax auritus

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Large predators194species
Giants of nature57species
Threatened species515species
Nocturnal wildlife772species
Big cats39species
Polar wildlife74species
Endemic species6species
The Big Five6species
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Staghorn CoralCritically Endangered

Staghorn Coral

Acropora cervicornis

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
94 countries18 parks82 dive sites
Kemp's RidleyCritically Endangered

Kemp's Ridley

Lepidochelys kempii

CarnivoreOmnivoreDiurnal
15 countries8 parks8 dive sites
Great BarracudaLeast Concern

Great Barracuda

Sphyraena barracuda

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
113 countries34 parks266 dive sites
Blue MarlinVulnerable

Blue Marlin

Makaira nigricans

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
58 countries40 parks12 dive sites
Spotted Eagle RayEndangered

Spotted Eagle Ray

Aetobatus narinari

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
98 countries69 parks90 dive sites
Grooved Brain CoralCritically Endangered

Grooved Brain Coral

Diploria labyrinthiformis

OmnivoreNocturnalColonial
33 countries24 parks98 dive sites
Lemon SharkVulnerable

Lemon Shark

Negaprion brevirostris

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
81 countries20 parks34 dive sites
Common Sea FanNot Evaluated

Common Sea Fan

Gorgonia ventalina

CarnivoreColonialOcean
33 countries24 parks98 dive sites
Blue CrabNot Evaluated

Blue Crab

Callinectes sapidus

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary
50 countries28 parks150 dive sites
Atlantic Ghost CrabNot Evaluated

Atlantic Ghost Crab

Ocypode quadrata

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
40 countries29 parks104 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.

157 countries
53 parks
209 dive sites
108 countries
27 parks
108 dive sites
33 countries
24 parks
98 dive sites
34 countries
25 parks
98 dive sites
57 countries
39 parks
232 dive sites
92 countries
59 parks
336 dive sites
33 countries
21 parks
85 dive sites
49 countries
21 parks
86 dive sites
40 countries
12 parks
98 dive sites
141 countries
82 parks
411 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
62 countries
40 parks
263 dive sites
42 countries
32 parks
21 dive sites
34 countries
24 parks
12 dive sites
124 countries
66 parks
365 dive sites
40 countries
24 parks
98 dive sites
161 countries
59 parks
5 dive sites
44 countries
19 parks
9 dive sites
35 countries
19 parks
102 dive sites
40 countries
24 parks
1 dive site
50 countries
21 parks
113 dive sites
52 countries
9 parks
1 dive site
41 countries
21 parks
37 countries
28 parks
110 countries
65 parks
43 countries
23 parks
13 countries
17 parks
10 countries
26 parks
34 countries
16 parks
43 countries
22 parks
5 countries
15 parks
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
40 countries27 parks33 dive sites
151 countries57 parks
33 countries27 parks
3 countries5 parks15 dive sites
6 countries53 parks