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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

1,337

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Apex predators187speciesGiants of nature57speciesThreatened species515speciesNight life768speciesBig cats39speciesPolar wildlife74speciesEndemic species6speciesThe Big Five6species

Conservation

Showing 43 species · Cape Verde (Sal Island)

Showing 43 species · Cape Verde (Sal Island)

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Galapagos SharkLeast Concern

Galapagos Shark

Carcharhinus galapagensis

CarnivoreColonialFish
Horse MackerelVulnerable

Horse Mackerel

Trachurus trachurus

CarnivoreDiurnalIn schools
GrayfishVulnerable

Grayfish

Alopias vulpinus

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Blue SharkNear Threatened

Blue Shark

Prionace glauca

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Vulnerable

Blue Marlin

Makaira nigricans

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Near Threatened

Swordfish

Xiphias gladius

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Greater Argonaut

Argonauta argo

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Least Concern

Skipjack

Katsuwonus pelamis

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

Risso's Dolphin

Grampus griseus

CarnivoreNocturnalIn herds
Not Evaluated

Portuguese Man-of-war

Physalia physalis

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Data Deficient

Mediterranean Slipper Lobster

Scyllarides latus

OmnivoreNocturnalColonial
Not Evaluated

Long-spined Urchin

Diadema antillarum

HerbivoreNocturnalColonial
Endangered

Dusky Perch

Epinephelus marginatus

CarnivoreSolitaryEndangered
Least Concern

Spot-fin Porcupinefish

Diodon hystrix

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Man-of-war Fish

Nomeus gronovii

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Little Tunny

Euthynnus alletteratus

CarnivoreColonialFish
Not Evaluated

Blue Glaucus

Glaucus atlanticus

CarnivoreSolitaryOcean
Least Concern

Tropical Two-wing Flyingfish

Exocoetus volitans

CarnivoreIn schoolsFish
Least Concern

Cookie Cutter Shark

Isistius brasiliensis

CarnivoreNocturnalFish
Vulnerable

Bluefish

Pomatomus saltatrix

CarnivoreDiurnalIn schools
Least Concern

Striped Dolphin

Stenella coeruleoalba

CarnivoreOceanMammal
Critically Endangered

Scalloped Hammerhead

Sphyrna lewini

CarnivoreVariable activityIn schools
Least Concern

Atlantic Bonito

Sarda sarda

CarnivoreDiurnalIn schools
Least Concern

Pilchard

Sardina pilchardus

OmnivoreVariable activityIn schools
Least Concern

Red Scorpionfish

Scorpaena scrofa

CarnivoreSolitaryFish
Least Concern

Atlantic Spotted Dolphin

Stenella frontalis

CarnivoreOceanMammal
Least Concern

Live Sharksucker

Echeneis naucrates

CarnivoreFishOcean
Least Concern

Moray Eel

Muraena helena

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Pantropical Spotted Dolphin

Stenella attenuata

CarnivoreOceanMammal
Endangered

Shortfin Mako

Isurus oxyrinchus

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
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Green TurtleEndangered

Green Turtle

Chelonia mydas

HerbivoreVariable activitySolitary
150 countries70 parks400 dive sites
Humpback WhaleLeast Concern

Humpback Whale

Megaptera novaeangliae

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary
134 countries46 parks104 dive sites
Whale SharkEndangered

Whale Shark

Rhincodon typus

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary
92 countries18 parks75 dive sites
Bottlenose DolphinLeast Concern

Bottlenose Dolphin

Tursiops truncatus

CarnivoreVariable activityIn packs
155 countries83 parks364 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
Lemon SharkVulnerable

Lemon Shark

Negaprion brevirostris

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
81 countries20 parks34 dive sites
Common OctopusNot Evaluated

Common Octopus

Octopus vulgaris

CarnivoreCrepuscularSolitary
80 countries34 parks90 dive sites
Common CuttlefishNot Evaluated

Common Cuttlefish

Sepia officinalis

CarnivoreCrepuscularSolitary
44 countries29 parks83 dive sites
Nurse SharkVulnerable

Nurse Shark

Ginglymostoma cirratum

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
67 countries7 parks109 dive sites
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Birds
Mammals
Reptiles
Bony fish
Insects
Endangered
22 countries
9 parks
23 dive sites
44 countries
47 parks
103 dive sites
68 countries
75 parks
21 dive sites
128 countries
73 parks
41 dive sites
58 countries40 parks12 dive sites
87 countries89 parks7 dive sites
141 countries58 parks75 dive sites
56 countries4 parks222 dive sites
161 countries59 parks91 dive sites
157 countries53 parks209 dive sites
31 countries38 parks73 dive sites
108 countries27 parks108 dive sites
35 countries28 parks79 dive sites
57 countries39 parks232 dive sites
141 countries82 parks411 dive sites
64 countries36 parks80 dive sites
73 countries36 parks81 dive sites
124 countries66 parks365 dive sites
121 countries4 parks3 dive sites
128 countries66 parks89 dive sites
88 countries18 parks80 dive sites
47 countries17 parks18 dive sites
55 countries35 parks78 dive sites
44 countries48 parks84 dive sites
31 countries36 parks73 dive sites
12 countries9 parks14 dive sites
123 countries75 parks365 dive sites
33 countries27 parks73 dive sites
57 countries13 parks16 dive sites
128 countries73 parks30 dive sites