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
Alamy-WaterFrame
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
iStock/Juliosanjuan
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
iStock-Global_Pics
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
Shutterstock-Shane Myers Photography
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
iStock/cinoby
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
iStock-burnsboxco
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
AdobeStock-hakbak
Nurse Shark
140 Sightings
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8
F
5
M
11
A
0
M
11
J
21
J
23
A
26
S
5
O
21
N
0
D
9
Shutterstock-Rich Carey
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
Shutterstock-Henry_and_Laura_Whittaker
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
iStock/Extreme-Photographer
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