Mexico Rocks
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Mexico Rocks Marine Reserve is a shallow patch reef complex located off the northern tip of Ambergris Caye. The site consists of approximately 100 Holocene patch reefs and is composed predominantly of boulder corals all in very shallow water making this a great snorkel site.
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
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 27
iStock-Global_Pics
53 Sightings
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3
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5
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11
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4
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4
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11
J
4
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6
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2
O
1
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0
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2
Shutterstock-Shane Myers Photography
Green Turtle
44 Sightings
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2
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7
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7
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2
J
10
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4
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4
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0
O
3
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0
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5
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 200
Alamy-WaterFrame
Moray Eel
35 Sightings
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2
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7
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3
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3
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0
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2
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3
A
5
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0
O
1
N
5
D
4
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
Eagle Ray
9 Sightings
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2
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2
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2
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0
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3
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
iStock-ShaneGross
Loggerhead Turtle
9 Sightings
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2
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0
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0
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3
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2
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0
J
2
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0
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0
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0
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0
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 600
iStock/ultramarinfoto
Wrasse
9 Sightings
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0
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0
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0
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3
J
2
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0
A
2
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0
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0
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0
D
2
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 300
Alamy/Reinhard Dirscherl
Octopus
9 Sightings
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0
F
2
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0
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0
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3
J
0
J
0
A
0
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0
O
0
N
0
D
4
Shutterstock-Andrey Armyagov
Hawksbill Turtle
3 Sightings
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0
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0
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3
A
0
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0
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0
J
0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 80
iStock/Extreme-Photographer
Stingrays
116 Sightings
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8
F
15
M
11
A
13
M
9
J
12
J
8
A
14
S
3
O
5
N
5
D
13
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 2
AdobeStock-hakbak
Nurse Shark
65 Sightings
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6
F
9
M
6
A
5
M
7
J
5
J
8
A
7
S
2
O
3
N
2
D
5
