Lighthouse Reef

Sea creatures found in Lighthouse Reef

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

Creature type	Sea creatures
Cephalopod	Octopus , Squid
Coral	Brain coral , Elkhorn coral , Hard coral , Sea Fans , Soft corals , Staghorn coral , Whip coral (wire coral)
Crustacians	Arrow crabs , Crabs , Decorator crabs , Lobsters , Slipper lobsters , Spiny lobsters
Eels	Garden eels , Green moray eels , Moray eels
Jack Mackerel Family	Jacks (Jackfish)
Mammal	Manatees
Rays	Manta rays (Mantas) , Southern stingrays , Spotted eagle rays , Stingrays
Reef fish	Angelfish , Barracuda , Batfish , Black grouper , Blue tang , Clownfish (anemonefish) , Creole fish , Damselfish , French angelfish , Goliath grouper (jewfish) , Gray angelfish , Groupers , Horse-eye jack , Midnight parrotfish , Nassau grouper , Parrotfish , Queen angelfish , Reef fish , Snappers , Spiny Porcupinefish (Balloonfish) , Spotted drums , Tarpon , Triggerfish , Yellowtail snapper
Sea birds	Red-footed boobies
Sea slug or Gastropoda	Nudibranchs
Sea turtles	Green turtles , Hawksbill turtle , Loggerhead turtles
Sharks	Blacktip reef sharks , Caribbean reef sharks , Lemon sharks , Nurse sharks , Scalloped hammerhead sharks
Sponges and cnidarian	Basket sponges , Branching vase sponges , Giant anemones , Purple sea fans , Sea sponges

Dive sites in Lighthouse Reef

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

Dive site	Liveaboards that dive this site
Half Moon Caye	Belize Aggressor III Liveaboard, Belize Aggressor IV Liveaboard
Grouper Flats	Belize Aggressor IV Liveaboard
Long Cave Wall	Belize Aggressor IV Liveaboard
Southwest Cave Wall	Belize Aggressor IV Liveaboard
Lighthouse Reef	Belize Aggressor III Liveaboard, Belize Aggressor IV Liveaboard
The Great Blue Hole	Belize Aggressor III Liveaboard, Belize Aggressor IV Liveaboard

Liveaboards, dive sites, and top sea creatures in Lighthouse Reef

Belize Aggressor III Liveaboard

Half Moon Caye top sea creatures: Caribbean reef sharks, Nurse sharks, Spotted eagle rays, Groupers, Goliath grouper (jewfish), Hawksbill turtle, Loggerhead turtles, Reef fish, Creole fish, Snappers, Yellowtail snapper, Barracuda, Green moray eels, Moray eels, Garden eels, Parrotfish, Soft corals, Sea sponges, Basket sponges, Whip coral (wire coral), Red-footed boobies, Spiny Porcupinefish (Balloonfish)

Lighthouse Reef top sea creatures: Angelfish, Barracuda, Blacktip reef sharks, Caribbean reef sharks, Crabs, Green turtles, Groupers, Scalloped hammerhead sharks, Hard coral, Hawksbill turtle, Horse-eye jack, Lemon sharks, Lobsters, Loggerhead turtles, Manatees, Manta rays (Mantas), Moray eels, Nurse sharks, Octopus, Parrotfish, Snappers, Southern stingrays, Spotted eagle rays, Squid, Tarpon

The Great Blue Hole top sea creatures: Barracuda, Batfish, Brain coral, Branching vase sponges, Caribbean reef sharks, Clownfish (anemonefish), Elkhorn coral, Giant anemones, Green turtles, Hard coral, Hawksbill turtle, Loggerhead turtles, Moray eels, Parrotfish, Purple sea fans, Snappers, Soft corals, Spotted eagle rays, Staghorn coral, Stingrays

Belize Aggressor IV Liveaboard

Half Moon Caye top sea creatures: Caribbean reef sharks, Nurse sharks, Spotted eagle rays, Groupers, Goliath grouper (jewfish), Hawksbill turtle, Loggerhead turtles, Reef fish, Creole fish, Snappers, Yellowtail snapper, Barracuda, Green moray eels, Moray eels, Garden eels, Parrotfish, Soft corals, Sea sponges, Basket sponges, Whip coral (wire coral), Red-footed boobies, Spiny Porcupinefish (Balloonfish)

Grouper Flats top sea creatures: Groupers, Nassau grouper, Black grouper, Nurse sharks, Caribbean reef sharks, Southern stingrays, Spotted eagle rays, Reef fish, Snappers, Yellowtail snapper, Blue tang, Creole fish, Barracuda, Spiny lobsters, Moray eels, Green moray eels, Triggerfish, Garden eels

Long Cave Wall top sea creatures: Spotted eagle rays, Caribbean reef sharks, Loggerhead turtles, Hawksbill turtle, Reef fish, Groupers, Black grouper, Triggerfish, Yellowtail snapper, Snappers, Parrotfish, Damselfish, Spotted drums, Arrow crabs, Spiny lobsters, Soft corals, Sea Fans, Sea sponges

Southwest Cave Wall top sea creatures: Spotted eagle rays, Caribbean reef sharks, Nurse sharks, Scalloped hammerhead sharks, Manta rays (Mantas), Groupers, Goliath grouper (jewfish), Tarpon, Barracuda, Parrotfish, Midnight parrotfish, Angelfish, Queen angelfish, French angelfish, Gray angelfish, Jacks (Jackfish), Snappers, Yellowtail snapper, Spiny lobsters, Slipper lobsters, Decorator crabs, Sea sponges, Nudibranchs, Moray eels, Green moray eels, Garden eels, Squid, Octopus

Lighthouse Reef top sea creatures: Angelfish, Barracuda, Blacktip reef sharks, Caribbean reef sharks, Crabs, Green turtles, Groupers, Scalloped hammerhead sharks, Hard coral, Hawksbill turtle, Horse-eye jack, Lemon sharks, Lobsters, Loggerhead turtles, Manatees, Manta rays (Mantas), Moray eels, Nurse sharks, Octopus, Parrotfish, Snappers, Southern stingrays, Spotted eagle rays, Squid, Tarpon

The Great Blue Hole top sea creatures: Barracuda, Batfish, Brain coral, Branching vase sponges, Caribbean reef sharks, Clownfish (anemonefish), Elkhorn coral, Giant anemones, Green turtles, Hard coral, Hawksbill turtle, Loggerhead turtles, Moray eels, Parrotfish, Purple sea fans, Snappers, Soft corals, Spotted eagle rays, Staghorn coral, Stingrays

Top liveaboards diving Lighthouse Reef

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

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 .