Mermaid’s Lair

★★★★★ (1,097)

Mermaid’s Lair sits just off Ambergris Caye and is a great dive and snorkel site with the reef being fairly shallow with no current. This site is accessible by boat only and has great visibility.

You’ll see typical Caribbean life like nurse and reef sharks, possible eagle rays, turtles, stingrays, and lots of fish: snapper, angelfish, grunts, parrot fish, and grouper.

Dive Activity

Potential Wildlife Sightings

Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content

Shutterstock-Shane Myers Photography

Green Turtle
94 Sightings
J
14
F
6
M
16
A
8
M
8
J
9
J
12
A
10
S
3
O
0
N
8
D
0

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species: 200

Alamy-WaterFrame

Moray Eel
73 Sightings
J
8
F
9
M
10
A
6
M
4
J
10
J
9
A
0
S
0
O
7
N
10
D
0

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species: 27

iStock-Global_Pics

Barracuda
48 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
13
A
0
M
4
J
8
J
9
A
8
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
6

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species: 600

iStock/ultramarinfoto

Wrasse
41 Sightings
J
0
F
6
M
9
A
6
M
0
J
8
J
5
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
7
iStock-ShaneGross

Loggerhead Turtle
38 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
15
A
11
M
12
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species: 25

iStock/Juliosanjuan

Eagle Ray
29 Sightings
J
6
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
4
J
0
J
13
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
6
D
0

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species: 2

AdobeStock-hakbak

Nurse Shark
465 Sightings
J
42
F
42
M
44
A
35
M
29
J
48
J
49
A
38
S
16
O
33
N
47
D
42
AdobeStock-Marc Henauer

Grey Reef Shark
151 Sightings
J
8
F
23
M
14
A
11
M
15
J
14
J
13
A
11
S
6
O
4
N
21
D
11

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species: 250

Shutterstock-Henry_and_Laura_Whittaker

Grouper/Basslets
143 Sightings
J
12
F
16
M
8
A
8
M
10
J
20
J
20
A
10
S
6
O
8
N
11
D
14

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species: 100

iStock-burnsboxco

Parrotfish
139 Sightings
J
12
F
17
M
18
A
9
M
8
J
12
J
15
A
7
S
2
O
7
N
12
D
20
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The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species: 110

iStock-Rainer von Brandis

Snapper
119 Sightings
J
11
F
13
M
16
A
6
M
10
J
12
J
13
A
9
S
0
O
5
N
14
D
10
iStock-ShaneGross

Caribbean Reef Shark
113 Sightings
J
15
F
7
M
14
A
5
M
11
J
10
J
10
A
6
S
5
O
12
N
8
D
10

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
111 Sightings
J
8
F
10
M
13
A
7
M
14
J
15
J
15
A
0
S
5
O
7
N
9
D
8
AdobeStock-Nikolai Sorokin

Blacktip Reef Shark
109 Sightings
J
7
F
14
M
12
A
9
M
8
J
10
J
12
A
9
S
0
O
7
N
9
D
12

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species: 130

Shutterstock_Krzysztof Odziomek

Butterfly Fish
106 Sightings
J
9
F
13
M
12
A
10
M
8
J
13
J
15
A
0
S
0
O
7
N
10
D
9

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species: 40

iStock-wrangel

Triggerfish
60 Sightings
J
6
F
7
M
9
A
7
M
0
J
10
J
10
A
0
S
0
O
4
N
0
D
7

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species: 80

iStock/Extreme-Photographer

Stingrays
58 Sightings
J
0
F
11
M
7
A
0
M
4
J
0
J
8
A
7
S
2
O
5
N
7
D
7

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species: 3

Shutterstock_Leo Lorenzo

Trumpetfish
55 Sightings
J
0
F
13
M
8
A
6
M
0
J
0
J
5
A
0
S
0
O
6
N
7
D
10

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species: 85

iStock-mirecca

Surgeonfish
53 Sightings
J
0
F
13
M
8
A
6
M
5
J
9
J
12
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species: 350

Alamy-Andre Seal

Damselfish
51 Sightings
J
0
F
6
M
9
A
0
M
6
J
14
J
7
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
9

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species: 60

iStock-Global_Pics

Squirrelfish
45 Sightings
J
6
F
6
M
9
A
0
M
0
J
6
J
11
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
7
D
0

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species: 40

iStock-Hoatzinexp

Jackfish
44 Sightings
J
0
F
8
M
9
A
0
M
4
J
10
J
7
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
6
D
0

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species: 55

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Lobster
37 Sightings
J
8
F
0
M
6
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
8
A
5
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
10

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species: 12

iStock/cinoby

Lionfish
35 Sightings
J
0
F
6
M
5
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
5
S
5
O
0
N
6
D
8

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species: 7000

iStock-Michael Zeigler

Crab
31 Sightings
J
10
F
0
M
5
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
6
N
0
D
10

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species: 130

AdobeStock-JirinaVFR

Pufferfish
30 Sightings
J
0
F
7
M
6
A
0
M
5
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
4
N
0
D
8

Dive Centers Catering This Dive Site

Elite Adventures Belize, Ltd

1/2 Mile North, 0000 San Pedro, Belize

Amigos del Mar

Beach Front PO Box 53 San Pedro Belize, 501 San Pedro, Belize

Deep Blue Adventures Belize

Beach Front Boca del Rio, 00000 San Pedro Town, Belize

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Cypress Canyons is a spur-and-groove reef with deep and narrow canyons running perpendicular to the reef line. Coral spurs crest at 50-70 ft whereas the sand-floored cuts fall off rapidly to depths of 100 fl. A very cool, beautiful site.