Oro Verde (Wreck)
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Originally a U.S. Army transport ship, the Oro Verde spent its last 10 years of life transporting bananas between Ecuador and Miami. It eventually ran aground in 1976 on the reef surrounding Grand Cayman, right off Seven Mile Beach.
Living in and around the wreck are nurse and reef sharks, possible eagle rays, turtles, and lots of fish: snapper, angelfish, grunts, anemones, and grouper.
Dive Activity
Potential Wildlife Sightings
Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content
Shutterstock-Shane Myers Photography
109 Sightings
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5
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5
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11
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10
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11
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18
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4
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4
O
4
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9
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17
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
Barracuda
86 Sightings
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12
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0
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16
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9
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9
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10
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9
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3
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0
O
5
N
7
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6
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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8
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0
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9
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8
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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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2
N
5
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0
Shutterstock-Andrey Armyagov
Hawksbill Turtle
33 Sightings
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7
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0
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5
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4
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7
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8
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0
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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.: 25
iStock/Juliosanjuan
Eagle Ray
28 Sightings
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0
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10
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3
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3
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0
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10
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0
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0
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2
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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.: 100
iStock-burnsboxco
Parrotfish
113 Sightings
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15
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8
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15
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8
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11
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15
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19
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7
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0
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6
N
4
D
5
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
107 Sightings
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10
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8
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20
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7
M
5
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12
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13
A
6
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4
O
3
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 approx.: 90
Shutterstock-Rich Carey
Angelfish
103 Sightings
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17
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9
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19
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8
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8
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14
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12
A
3
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3
O
5
N
5
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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.: 130
AdobeStock-JirinaVFR
Pufferfish
71 Sightings
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9
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6
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12
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6
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4
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10
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12
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0
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0
O
2
N
5
D
5
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 12
iStock/cinoby
Lionfish
65 Sightings
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6
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6
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17
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6
M
0
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9
J
5
A
4
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3
O
4
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0
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5
