Baja California Sur

Sea creatures found in Baja California Sur

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

Creature type	Sea creatures
Coral	Black coral trees
Echinoderm	Sea stars
Eels	Green moray eels , Moray eels
Jack Mackerel Family	Big-eyed Jacks (Bigeye trevally) , Jacks (Jackfish)
Mammal	Sea Lions
Other sea creatures	Pufferfish , Silky sharks , Trevally
Pelagic fish	Dorado (Mahi-Mahi) , Marlin , Wahoo , Yellowfin tuna
Rays	Bullseye stingrays , Diamond stingrays , Manta rays (Mantas) , Mobula Rays , Spotted eagle rays , Stingrays
Reef fish	Damselfish , Groupers , Island kelpfish , King angel fish , Parrotfish , Reef fish , Snappers , Surgeonfish
Sea slug or Gastropoda	Nudibranchs
Sea turtles	Green turtles , Hawksbill turtle , Leatherback turtles , Loggerhead turtles , Olive Ridley turtles
Sharks	Blacktip reef sharks , Bull sharks , Dusky sharks , Mako sharks , Scalloped hammerhead sharks , Whale sharks , Whitetip reef sharks
Sponges and cnidarian	Sea sponges
Whales and dolphins	Blue whales , Bottlenose dolpins , Common dolphins (Short-beaked Common Dolphins) , Dolphins , False killer whale , Gray whales , Humpback whales , Long-beaked Common Dolphins , Orcas (Killer Whales) , Pacific white-sided dolphins , Risso's dolphins , Rough-Toothed Dolphins , Spinner dolphins
Zanclidae	Moorish Idols

Dive sites in Baja California Sur

The following dive sites are found in Baja California Sur. Each site below shows the liveaboards that dive there.

Dive site	Liveaboards that dive this site
Isla Danzante (Danzante Island)	Rocio del Mar Liveaboard
Gordo Banks	Nautilus Explorer Liveaboard, Nautilus Under Sea Liveaboard
Cabo Pulmo National Park	Nautilus Explorer Liveaboard

Liveaboards, dive sites, and top sea creatures in Baja California Sur

Nautilus Explorer Liveaboard

Gordo Banks top sea creatures: Scalloped hammerhead sharks, Silky sharks, Bull sharks, Mako sharks, Whale sharks, Dusky sharks, Wahoo, Marlin, Yellowfin tuna, Dorado (Mahi-Mahi), Jacks (Jackfish), Manta rays (Mantas), Stingrays, Dolphins, Humpback whales, Orcas (Killer Whales), Sea Lions, Green turtles, Snappers, Common dolphins (Short-beaked Common Dolphins), Bottlenose dolpins, Spinner dolphins, Risso's dolphins, Pacific white-sided dolphins, False killer whale

Cabo Pulmo National Park top sea creatures: Scalloped hammerhead sharks, Whitetip reef sharks, Blacktip reef sharks, Whale sharks, Reef fish, Jacks (Jackfish), Trevally, Groupers, Big-eyed Jacks (Bigeye trevally), Snappers, Manta rays (Mantas), Mobula Rays, Spotted eagle rays, Humpback whales, Gray whales, Bottlenose dolpins, Spinner dolphins, Rough-Toothed Dolphins, Green turtles, Hawksbill turtle, Leatherback turtles, Loggerhead turtles, Olive Ridley turtles, Moray eels, Nudibranchs, Sea Lions

Nautilus Under Sea Liveaboard

Gordo Banks top sea creatures: Scalloped hammerhead sharks, Silky sharks, Bull sharks, Mako sharks, Whale sharks, Dusky sharks, Wahoo, Marlin, Yellowfin tuna, Dorado (Mahi-Mahi), Jacks (Jackfish), Manta rays (Mantas), Stingrays, Dolphins, Humpback whales, Orcas (Killer Whales), Sea Lions, Green turtles, Snappers, Common dolphins (Short-beaked Common Dolphins), Bottlenose dolpins, Spinner dolphins, Risso's dolphins, Pacific white-sided dolphins, False killer whale

Rocio del Mar Liveaboard

Isla Danzante (Danzante Island) top sea creatures: Sea Lions, Dolphins, Humpback whales, Blue whales, Gray whales, King angel fish, Parrotfish, Pufferfish, Moorish Idols, Surgeonfish, Damselfish, Green moray eels, Island kelpfish, Mobula Rays, Bullseye stingrays, Diamond stingrays, Stingrays, Silky sharks, Scalloped hammerhead sharks, Nudibranchs, Sea stars, Black coral trees, Sea sponges, Hawksbill turtle, Green turtles, Bottlenose dolpins, Spinner dolphins, Long-beaked Common Dolphins

Top liveaboards diving Baja California Sur

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

How SDE Liveaboard Rating works for the Nautilus Under Sea Liveaboard: 78%

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 Nautilus Under Sea Liveaboard, those category scores combine into an overall SDE Liveaboard Rating of 78%. This helps you compare the overall onboard experience more quickly across the liveaboards shown below.

The SDE Liveaboard Rating for the Nautilus Under Sea 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 Nautilus Under Sea liveaboard are ([Diving:10/10] + [Cabin:6/10] + [Boat:9/10] + [Dining:8/10] + [Drinks:0/10] + [Non-diver:5/10] = 38/60). This total is compared to the maximum possible score of 60/60 to turn it into an overall percentage – which for the Nautilus Under Sea liveaboard is calculated as 38/60 = 78% 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 .