Ambergris Caye

Sea creatures found in Ambergris Caye

Here are the main sea creatures found across dive sites in Ambergris Caye, grouped by type so you can quickly see what marine life you may encounter.

Creature type	Sea creatures
Coral	Hard coral , Soft corals
Crustacians	Spider crabs , Spiny lobsters , Stone crabs
Eels	Green moray eels , Moray eels , Spotted moray eels
Mammal	Manatees
Mollusk	Conch
Rays	Southern stingrays , Spotted eagle rays , Stingrays
Reef fish	Angelfish , Barracuda , Blue parrotfish , Groupers , Grunts , Horse-eye jack , Nassau grouper , Parrotfish , Queen angelfish , Rainbow parrotfish , Reef fish , Snappers , Stoplight parrotfish
Sea turtles	Green turtles , Hawksbill turtle , Loggerhead turtles
Sharks	Caribbean reef sharks , Nurse sharks , Whale sharks

Dive sites in Ambergris Caye

The following dive sites are found in Ambergris Caye. Each site below shows the liveaboards that dive there.

Dive site	Liveaboards that dive this site
Ambergris Caye	Belize Aggressor III Liveaboard, Belize Aggressor IV Liveaboard
Hol Chan	Belize Aggressor III Liveaboard, Belize Aggressor IV Liveaboard

Liveaboards, dive sites, and top sea creatures in Ambergris Caye

Belize Aggressor III Liveaboard

Ambergris Caye top sea creatures: Nurse sharks, Southern stingrays, Caribbean reef sharks, Spotted eagle rays, Green turtles, Hawksbill turtle, Loggerhead turtles, Groupers, Nassau grouper, Horse-eye jack, Barracuda, Parrotfish, Angelfish, Spiny lobsters, Stone crabs, Moray eels, Green moray eels, Spotted moray eels, Soft corals, Hard coral, Manatees, Whale sharks, Reef fish, Stingrays

Hol Chan top sea creatures: Nurse sharks, Southern stingrays, Spotted eagle rays, Hawksbill turtle, Parrotfish, Stoplight parrotfish, Rainbow parrotfish, Blue parrotfish, Angelfish, Queen angelfish, Barracuda, Grunts, Snappers, Groupers, Horse-eye jack, Reef fish, Soft corals, Hard coral, Moray eels, Spiny lobsters, Spider crabs, Conch, Manatees

Belize Aggressor IV Liveaboard

Ambergris Caye top sea creatures: Nurse sharks, Southern stingrays, Caribbean reef sharks, Spotted eagle rays, Green turtles, Hawksbill turtle, Loggerhead turtles, Groupers, Nassau grouper, Horse-eye jack, Barracuda, Parrotfish, Angelfish, Spiny lobsters, Stone crabs, Moray eels, Green moray eels, Spotted moray eels, Soft corals, Hard coral, Manatees, Whale sharks, Reef fish, Stingrays

Hol Chan top sea creatures: Nurse sharks, Southern stingrays, Spotted eagle rays, Hawksbill turtle, Parrotfish, Stoplight parrotfish, Rainbow parrotfish, Blue parrotfish, Angelfish, Queen angelfish, Barracuda, Grunts, Snappers, Groupers, Horse-eye jack, Reef fish, Soft corals, Hard coral, Moray eels, Spiny lobsters, Spider crabs, Conch, Manatees

Top liveaboards diving Ambergris Caye

The following liveaboards are the highest ranked dive boats by SDE Liveaboard Rating, to help you compare the best options for diving Ambergris Caye.

How SDE Liveaboard Rating works for the Belize Aggressor III Liveaboard: 60%

The SDE Liveaboard Rating is Scuba Diving Earth’s own scoring system for comparing dive liveaboards at a glance. It adds together six individual category scores, each scored out of 10, covering the boat, cabins, diving, food, drinks, and non-diver companion features.

For the Belize Aggressor III Liveaboard, those category scores combine into an overall SDE Liveaboard Rating of 60%. This helps you compare the overall onboard experience more quickly across the liveaboards shown below.

The SDE Liveaboard Rating for the Belize Aggressor III liveaboard works by taking the six individual SDE Liveaboard Rating scores, with each one being scored out of 10 and then adding them together. For the Belize Aggressor III liveaboard are ( [Boat:6/10] + [Cabin:5/10] + [Diving:9/10]+ [Food:6/10] + [Drinks:7/10] + [Non-diver:3/10] = 36/60). This total is compared to the maximum possible score of 60/60 to turn it into an overall percentage – which for the Belize Aggressor III liveaboard is calculated as 36/60 = 60% SDE Liveaboard Rating.

This makes it easy to compare different liveaboards at a glance. See a more detailed explanation of how SDE Liveaboard Rating works together with all dive liveaboards ranked by SDE Liveaboard Rating .