Turneffe Atoll

Sea creatures found in Turneffe Atoll

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

Creature type	Sea creatures
Cephalopod	Octopus
Coral	Brain coral , Elkhorn coral , Hard coral , Sea Fans , Soft corals , Staghorn coral
Crustacians	Arrow crabs , Banded coral shrimp , Shrimp , Spiny lobsters
Echinoderm	Brittle stars , Sea cucumber
Eels	Green moray eels , Moray eels , Spotted moray eels
Mollusk	Tunicates
Other sea creatures	Queen conchs
Rays	Manta rays (Mantas) , Southern stingrays , Spotted eagle rays
Reef fish	Angelfish , Barracuda , Black grouper , Blue tangs , Butterflyfish , Creole fish , French angelfish , Groupers , Grunts , Horse-eye jack , Nassau grouper , Parrotfish , Queen angelfish , Reef fish , Seahorses , Sergeant majors , Snappers , Tarpon , Triggerfish , Trumpetfish , Yellowtail snapper
Sea turtles	Green turtles , Hawksbill turtle , Loggerhead turtles
Sharks	Blacktip reef sharks , Caribbean reef sharks , Nurse sharks , Scalloped hammerhead sharks , Whale sharks
Sponges and cnidarian	Branching vase sponges , Giant anemones , Purple sea fans , Sea sponges
Whales and dolphins	Dolphins

Dive sites in Turneffe Atoll

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

Dive site	Liveaboards that dive this site
Baking Swash Reef	Belize Aggressor IV Liveaboard
Split Reefs	Belize Aggressor IV Liveaboard
Turneffe Reef	Belize Aggressor III Liveaboard, Belize Aggressor IV Liveaboard
Emerald Forest Reef	Belize Aggressor IV Liveaboard
Shark Point	Belize Aggressor IV Liveaboard

Liveaboards, dive sites, and top sea creatures in Turneffe Atoll

Belize Aggressor III Liveaboard

Turneffe Reef top sea creatures: Blacktip reef sharks, Brain coral, Branching vase sponges, Caribbean reef sharks, Dolphins, Elkhorn coral, Giant anemones, Groupers, Scalloped hammerhead sharks, Hard coral, Horse-eye jack, Loggerhead turtles, Manta rays (Mantas), Moray eels, Purple sea fans, Sea Fans, Seahorses, Sergeant majors, Snappers, Soft corals, Spotted eagle rays, Staghorn coral, Tarpon

Belize Aggressor IV Liveaboard

Baking Swash Reef top sea creatures: Nurse sharks, Southern stingrays, Spotted eagle rays, Moray eels, Green moray eels, Spotted moray eels, Groupers, Nassau grouper, Black grouper, Snappers, Yellowtail snapper, Hawksbill turtle, Green turtles, Reef fish, Creole fish, Parrotfish, Angelfish, Butterflyfish, Trumpetfish, Spiny lobsters, Shrimp, Banded coral shrimp

Split Reefs top sea creatures: Nurse sharks, Southern stingrays, Hawksbill turtle, Loggerhead turtles, Spotted eagle rays, Reef fish, Snappers, Grunts, Blue tangs, Parrotfish, Angelfish, French angelfish, Queen angelfish, Yellowtail snapper, Moray eels, Green moray eels, Spotted moray eels, Spiny lobsters, Queen conchs, Barracuda, Triggerfish, Caribbean reef sharks, Brain coral, Elkhorn coral, Sea Fans, Green turtles, Octopus, Whale sharks

Turneffe Reef top sea creatures: Blacktip reef sharks, Brain coral, Branching vase sponges, Caribbean reef sharks, Dolphins, Elkhorn coral, Giant anemones, Groupers, Scalloped hammerhead sharks, Hard coral, Horse-eye jack, Loggerhead turtles, Manta rays (Mantas), Moray eels, Purple sea fans, Sea Fans, Seahorses, Sergeant majors, Snappers, Soft corals, Spotted eagle rays, Staghorn coral, Tarpon

Emerald Forest Reef top sea creatures: Elkhorn coral, Hard coral, Soft corals, Reef fish, Creole fish, Parrotfish, Angelfish, Queen angelfish, Blue tangs, Butterflyfish, Nurse sharks, Caribbean reef sharks, Spotted eagle rays, Arrow crabs, Brittle stars, Sea cucumber, Sea sponges, Tunicates

Shark Point top sea creatures: Nurse sharks, Southern stingrays, Caribbean reef sharks, Yellowtail snapper, Snappers, Parrotfish, Groupers, Reef fish

Top liveaboards diving Turneffe Atoll

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

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 .