Mahahual Reef
★★★★★
(2,074)
Mahahual Reef sits on the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System, the second-largest reef system in the world and boasts crystal clear water, healthy coral, colorful sponges, and tons of reef life.
Wildlife encounters include spotted eagle rays, nurse sharks, turtles, stingrays, moray eels, tons of reef fish, and colorful coral and sponges.
Dive Activity
Potential Wildlife Sightings
Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 200
Alamy-WaterFrame
75 Sightings
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5
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11
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21
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10
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14
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Loggerhead Turtle
70 Sightings
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12
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10
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14
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22
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12
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Hawksbill Turtle
64 Sightings
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17
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8
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12
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17
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10
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0
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Total number of species: 25
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Eagle Ray
58 Sightings
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13
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10
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10
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14
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11
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Green Turtle
18 Sightings
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7
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11
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0
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Total number of species: 600
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Wrasse
16 Sightings
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16
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Total number of species: 27
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Barracuda
14 Sightings
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14
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Total number of species: 80
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Stingrays
148 Sightings
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15
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18
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11
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6
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13
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26
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17
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11
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21
D
10
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Total number of species: 100
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Parrotfish
144 Sightings
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11
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11
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24
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30
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22
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18
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15
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13
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 90
Shutterstock-Rich Carey
Angelfish
122 Sightings
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11
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16
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7
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12
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21
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11
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13
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16
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15
