Fish, whales, dolphins, sharks, and other marine and ocean life in Costa Rica
Common Name: Coral Reefs Type: Invertebrate Family: Corals are sessile animals, meaning they are not movable and stay fixed in one place. Range: Corals live in tropical waters all through the world, usually close to the surface where the sun’s rays can reach the algae. The newly developed dive-site has been along the pacific coast […]
Common Name: Manta Rays Type: Fish Family: Mobulidae (manta rays) Range: It ranges throughout waters of the world, typically around coral reefs, Worldwide, particularly in tropical, sub-tropical, and temperate waters and the seas of Costa Rica. Size: The manta ray can reach an immense size of three to seven meters (with reports of large specimens […]
Common Name: Grouper Type: Fish Family: Serranidae Range: The most common and prominent species of Grouper, Nassau and Black grouper are available in abundant in tropical and subtropical seas. The Nassau is having an oblong large body with big eyes and spiky fins. The Black groper has an oblong large body and a big lower […]
Common Name: Hammerhead Shark Type: Fish Family: Sphyrnidae Range: Hammerheads are available worldwide in the warmer waters along coastal lines and continental slope. They are different from most of the sharks, hammerheads shark usually go swimming in schools all through the day, but become private hunters during the night. Few of such schools could be […]
Common Name: Orca, Killer Whale Type: Mammal Family: Delphinidae Range: Killer whales or Orca are available in most seas and all oceans. They have a massive range. However, they prefer higher latitudes and coastal areas. They can be seen swimming along the Pacific Coast to the southeast of Isla del Coco, Costa Rica. They are […]