San Pedro Canyons - Belize

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Tuffy Canyons also known as San Pedro Canyons is located directly in front of the main channel of San Pedro Town. It has a variety of stony corals which forms a loose framework that supports a multitude of protective homes for small invertebrates such as the Brittle Star Fish, Shrimps and Crabs.

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

Green Turtle

157 Sightings
J
16
F
14
M
12
A
18
M
17
J
18
J
20
A
15
S
6
O
0
N
10
D
11

Loggerhead Turtle

110 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
23
A
29
M
15
J
9
J
26
A
0
S
0
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 approx.: 200

Moray Eel

81 Sightings
J
10
F
12
M
12
A
9
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
11
S
8
O
9
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 approx.: 27

Barracuda

54 Sightings
J
0
F
11
M
12
A
0
M
7
J
10
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
14

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

Total number of species approx.: 2

Nurse Shark

667 Sightings
J
50
F
57
M
54
A
54
M
41
J
65
J
78
A
58
S
22
O
45
N
57
D
86

Grey Reef Shark

498 Sightings
J
31
F
42
M
43
A
38
M
34
J
60
J
70
A
35
S
11
O
18
N
42
D
74

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

Total number of species approx.: 100

Parrotfish

194 Sightings
J
15
F
19
M
21
A
18
M
7
J
15
J
16
A
20
S
10
O
14
N
18
D
21

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

Total number of species approx.: 250

Grouper/Basslets

189 Sightings
J
0
F
12
M
22
A
12
M
10
J
19
J
38
A
16
S
7
O
15
N
19
D
19

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

Total number of species approx.: 90

Angelfish

173 Sightings
J
12
F
15
M
16
A
17
M
8
J
17
J
28
A
15
S
4
O
12
N
10
D
19

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

Total number of species approx.: 80

Stingrays

117 Sightings
J
11
F
0
M
8
A
10
M
9
J
26
J
21
A
13
S
5
O
14
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 approx.: 110

Snapper

114 Sightings
J
13
F
14
M
14
A
15
M
6
J
14
J
0
A
11
S
4
O
10
N
13
D
0

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

Total number of species approx.: 130

Butterfly Fish

85 Sightings
J
0
F
12
M
0
A
9
M
0
J
15
J
9
A
9
S
3
O
11
N
7
D
10

Blacktip Reef Shark

48 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
8
A
9
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
9
N
10
D
12

Caribbean Reef Shark

46 Sightings
J
0
F
11
M
0
A
8
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
8
S
3
O
0
N
0
D
16

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

Total number of species approx.: 12

Lionfish

42 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
10
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
5
O
0
N
12
D
15

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

Total number of species approx.: 3

Trumpetfish

38 Sightings
J
10
F
0
M
9
A
8
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
11

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