Akumal Reef

Protected Reef: Part of the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System—the second-largest reef in the world!Turtle Town: Akumal literally means “Place of the Turtles” in Mayan, and yep, you’re almost guaranteed to see green sea turtles cruising by.Shallow & Clear: Great visibility (up to 30m/100ft)

Marine life at this site

Green and Hawksbill Turtles, spotted eagle rays (especially in winter), moray eels, barracudas, angelfish, parrotfish, and trunkfish. Colorful coral formations and sponges

Based on open species observationswithin ~5 km — likely to see, not necessarily confirmed at the site itself.

Merchant Dove Shell

Columbella mercatoria8 obs.

Barbados Keyhole Limpet

Fissurella barbadensis4 obs.

Black-rib Limpet

Lottia leucopleura4 obs.

Hydroide

Millepora4 obs.

Zebra Nerite

Puperita pupa4 obs.

Spotted Limpet

Eoacmaea pustulata4 obs.

Checkered Nerite

Nerita tessellata3 obs.

West Indian Top Shell

Cittarium pica3 obs.

Reticulated Cowry Helmet

Cypraecassis testiculus3 obs.

Bleeding Tooth Nerite

Nerita peloronta3 obs.

Queen Conch

Aliger gigas3 obs.

Musling

Barbatia domingensis3 obs.

Zebra Periwinkle

Echinolittorina ziczac2 obs.

Beaded Periwinkle

Cenchritis muricatus2 obs.

Tiger Lucine

Codakia orbicularis2 obs.

Widemouth Rocksnail

Plicopurpura patula2 obs.

Atlantic White Hoof Snail

Hipponix antiquatus2 obs.

Ram's Horn Squid

Spirula spirula2 obs.

Four-toothed Nerite

Nerita versicolor2 obs.

Lamellose Wentletrap

Gyroscala commutata2 obs.

Snegl (hav-/nøgensnegl)

Nitidella nitida2 obs.

Stocky Cerith

Cerithium litteratum2 obs.

Snegl (hav-/nøgensnegl)

Turridae1 obs.

Musling

Ctena orbiculata1 obs.