Turneffe Atoll

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There are not many actual atolls in the Caribbean and Belize has three of them. Turneffe Atoll is the largest and most visually spectacular of the three.

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

Top Wildlife Sightings

Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content

Moray Eel

273 Sightings
J
15
F
21
M
37
A
26
M
23
J
26
J
45
A
9
S
4
O
30
N
19
D
18

Eagle Ray

136 Sightings
J
6
F
18
M
15
A
14
M
12
J
17
J
30
A
0
S
0
O
24
N
0
D
0

Barracuda

133 Sightings
J
10
F
6
M
18
A
21
M
10
J
16
J
14
A
7
S
2
O
12
N
9
D
8

Green Turtle

71 Sightings
J
5
F
10
M
0
A
14
M
11
J
0
J
14
A
0
S
4
O
0
N
0
D
13

Lionfish

196 Sightings
J
11
F
18
M
19
A
22
M
15
J
12
J
32
A
10
S
0
O
26
N
12
D
19

Parrotfish

146 Sightings
J
8
F
0
M
26
A
20
M
9
J
10
J
35
A
8
S
0
O
13
N
10
D
7

Nurse Shark

140 Sightings
J
8
F
5
M
11
A
0
M
11
J
21
J
23
A
26
S
5
O
21
N
0
D
9

Angelfish

128 Sightings
J
5
F
0
M
23
A
17
M
15
J
15
J
20
A
11
S
2
O
12
N
0
D
8

Grouper/Basslets

106 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
16
A
17
M
13
J
10
J
25
A
0
S
0
O
18
N
0
D
7

Stingrays

75 Sightings
J
0
F
5
M
12
A
0
M
0
J
11
J
18
A
0
S
0
O
22
N
0
D
7