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Maracaibo Reef
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Maracaibo Reef is the Southernmost dive site on Cozumel’s Eastern shore. It is a deep drop-off with a large arch, one of Cozumel’s famous underwater landmarks.
Large, pelagic specimens are commonly spotted in Maracaibo including hammerhead sharks, black tip sharks, large stingrays and eagle rays.
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 approx.: 25
iStock/Juliosanjuan
7 Sightings
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Shutterstock-Shane Myers Photography
Green Turtle
5 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 27
iStock-Global_Pics
Barracuda
5 Sightings
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iStock-ShaneGross
Loggerhead Turtle
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Total number of species approx.: 200
Alamy-WaterFrame
Moray Eel
2 Sightings
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Alamy/BIOSPHOTO
Ocean Sunfish
1 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 300
Alamy/Reinhard Dirscherl
Octopus
1 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 12
iStock/cinoby
Lionfish
28 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 80
iStock/Extreme-Photographer
Stingrays
15 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 2
AdobeStock-hakbak
Nurse Shark
10 Sightings
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