U.S. Virgin Islands

América del Norte

113

Documented species

Parks and reserves

Dive sites

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Parks and reserves

National Park

Virgin Islands (St John)

Given almost in its entirety to the United States government by the Rockefeller family in 1956

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Diving and snorkelling

Barrier reef

Buck Island Reef National Monument

A marine national monument with a marked underwater trail, ideal for both diving and snorkelling.

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Salt River Canyon

A deep underwater canyon where Columbus landed in 1493; black corals and giant sponges line its walls.

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Cane Bay Wall

A coral wall reachable from the beach that drops abruptly from 12 m to more than 120 m; one of the finest shore dives in the Caribbean.

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Especies documentadas en U.S. Virgin Islands

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Family

Habitat

Diet

Conservation

113 species found

Least Concern

Common Opossum

Didelphis marsupialis

Least Concern

Blainville's Beaked Whale

Mesoplodon densirostris

Not Evaluated

Common Sea Fan

Gorgonia ventalina

Not Evaluated

Pram Bug

Phronima sedentaria

Not Evaluated

Green Anole

Anolis carolinensis

Data Deficient

Pygmy Sperm Whale

Kogia breviceps

Not Evaluated

Vampire Squid

Vampyroteuthis infernalis

Not Evaluated

Great Land Crab

Cardisoma guanhumi

Not Evaluated

Atlantic Ghost Crab

Ocypode quadrata

Not Evaluated

Florida Stone Crab

Menippe mercenaria

Not Evaluated

Sally Lightfoot Crab

Grapsus grapsus

Not Evaluated

Portuguese Man-of-war

Physalia physalis

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Based on what we already know about U.S. Virgin Islands.

ParkVirgin Islands (St John)BuceoBuck Island Reef National Monument