Fish, whales, dolphins, sharks, and other marine and ocean life in Costa Rica
Type: Fish Family: Myliobatidae Range: The spotted eagle ray is commonly observed in bays and over coral reefs as well as the occasional foray into estuarine habitats. In tropical Costa Rica where water are warmer and has abundant marine life many species of eagle ray cruise in these waters. It was noted that in Costa…
Type: Aquatic Mammal Family: Delphinidae Range: The Dolphin is an aquatic mammal that is found mainly in warm waters in Atlantic, pacific and Indian Ocean. They are available throughout the U.S., Mexico, and Costa Rica. Size: These dolphins can reach lengths of 1.8-2.6m. Weight: It is weighing 90-150kg Diet: Pacific dolphins eat mostly long and…
A group of sharks who are from the family named Sphyrnidae are called hammerhead sharks. This name is given due to their flat and extended hammer shaped head. This shape of head is also called “cephalofoil”. The hammerhead sharks are from the genus Sphyrna and Eusphyra. In wormer waters along with continental shelves and coastlines…
The hawksbill turtle is also known as hawksbill sea turtle. Scientific name of the hawksbill turtle is Eretmochelys imbricata. This hawksbill turtle is from the family Cheloniidae. Eretmochelys imbricata is the only extant species of the genus Eretmochelys. They have two subspecies and they are found in Pacific and Atlantic oceans. Subspecies E. imbricata imbricata…
Costa Rica holds the longest season for humpback whale watching in the world. This whale specie comes to migrate in this country whenever winter comes in the Antarctica (between August to October). Come December to April, other whales come in to Costa Rica from Antarctica to mate and nest. There aren’t only the humpbacks to…