The Ballistic Nature of Costa Rica’s Triggerfish
Sea Life
Inhabiting the worlds tropical and subtropical waters, triggerfish is composed of about 40 species where most of them are brightly colored with…
Fish
Our articles about fish in Costa Rica: where to dive, what you will see and how to plan it.
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Scorpion Fish, Costa Rica
Sea Life
The Pacific Ocean is host to a variety of different scorpion fish present in its waters. Scorpion fish belong to the family Scorpaenidae.
Horse Eyed Jacks
Sea Life
An interestingly named fish in Costa Rica’s waters, the Horse-Eyed Fish is also known as the big-eye fish in a lot of local areas. The scientific…
Butterfly Fish
Sea Life
The Pacific Ocean plays host to a number of beautiful fish that attract tourists from all over the world. Butterfly fish are one of those creatures…
Cortez Angelfish
Sea Life
Cortez Angelfish in the Pacific Ocean are not available year round unlike most other fish in the ocean. The scientific name given to Cortez angelfish…
Pacific Tarpon
Sea Life
The Pacific tarpon, colloquially called “oxeye” and scientifically named “Megalops cyprinoides” is frequently found in the waters of the Pacific…
Puffer Fish
Sea Life
Puffer fish populate most of the water in and around Costa Rica, especially the Pacific Ocean. These fish belong to the family Tetraodontidae which…
The Sergeant Major Fish
Sea Life
Sergeant majors in Costa Rica have become more and more common as of late. Colloquially, the sergeant majors are called ‘pintano’ and the scientific…
The Spadefish
Sea Life
Spadefish belong to the fish family Ephippidae, and are called “Chaetodipterus faber” scientifically speaking. Costa Rica and the Pacific Ocean are…
Squirrel Fish
Sea Life
Squirrel fish found in the Pacific Ocean and other islands near Costa Rica are known as belonging to the fish family Holocentridae. These fish have…
Sardine Schools in Costa Rica
Sea Life
Sardine schools can commonly be found in the waters of the Pacific Ocean or anywhere near Costa Rica. They are colloquially called ‘pilchards’ and…
Blue-Spotted Jack
Sea Life
The blue-spotted jack found in the waters of the Pacific Ocean belongs to the fish family Caringdae. They are considered to be of moderately large…
Grunt Fish
Sea Life
Grunts in the Pacific Ocean belong to a huge family that has hundreds of different sub types. Their name is no coincidence, and comes from the…
Snappers in Costa Rica
Sea Life
Snappers in the marine belong to the fish family named “Lutjanidae”, also called “perciform fish” meaning the largest order of bony fish or fish with…
Costa Rica’s Jewfish
Sea Life
Jewfish in the Pacific Coast are given a lot of names by the locals which are used colloquially. It is called the ‘goliath grouper’ in some places…
Parrotfish, Costa Rica
Sea Life
Costa Rica and the Pacific Ocean are famous for holding brightly colored, gorgeous fish called ‘parrotfish’. Parrotfish are beautiful because of the…
Barracudas in the Pacific Ocean
Sea Life
In the Pacific Ocean’s waters, many schools of barracudas can be found but not easily; these sleek and evil-looking fish tend to be very elusive in…