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Tortugas Reef
★★★★☆
(1,801)
Tortugas is one of Playa del Carmen’s most popular reefs, great for both diving and snorkeling due to its shallow depth and clear visibility. This is a great site to see lots of turtles, hence its name.
Wildlife encounters include spotted eagle rays, nurse sharks, lots of turtles, stingrays, moray eels, tons of reef fish, and colorful corals and sponges.
Dive Activity
Potential Wildlife Sightings
Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content
Shutterstock-Ed Jenkins
247 Sightings
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30
F
28
M
17
A
9
M
15
J
11
J
26
A
29
S
32
O
19
N
12
D
19
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
237 Sightings
J
30
F
22
M
15
A
14
M
11
J
12
J
21
A
20
S
17
O
26
N
22
D
27
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
183 Sightings
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17
F
16
M
10
A
16
M
11
J
13
J
18
A
16
S
11
O
21
N
15
D
19
iStock-ShaneGross
Loggerhead Turtle
161 Sightings
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17
F
12
M
16
A
14
M
7
J
13
J
20
A
18
S
16
O
14
N
0
D
14
Shutterstock-Shane Myers Photography
Green Turtle
117 Sightings
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10
F
12
M
15
A
10
M
14
J
9
J
17
A
19
S
0
O
11
N
0
D
0
Alamy-National Geographic Creative
Leatherback Turtle
26 Sightings
J
10
F
11
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
5
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: 80
iStock/Extreme-Photographer
Stingrays
229 Sightings
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25
F
16
M
20
A
9
M
9
J
7
J
20
A
36
S
19
O
15
N
18
D
35
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
195 Sightings
J
17
F
13
M
14
A
12
M
14
J
9
J
24
A
19
S
20
O
22
N
12
D
19
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
177 Sightings
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20
F
16
M
15
A
11
M
9
J
8
J
20
A
11
S
14
O
15
N
17
D
21
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
121 Sightings
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12
F
7
M
15
A
6
M
8
J
9
J
10
A
14
S
11
O
17
N
0
D
12
