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Cancún and the Yucatán : Top 10 Reef Animals

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  • 1. Fan Corals

    Delicately veined fronds coming up from the ocean floor, which wave graciously in the undersea currents.

  • 2. Sea Cucumbers

    Tube-like creatures with a tough, spiny skin that can be seen lying motionless on the seabed or in clefts in the coral.

  • 3. Snappers

    Among the commonest fish here, yellowtail, blackfin, and other snappers move in huge, gleaming shoals.

  • 4. Angelfish

    Spectacularly colorful fish, with a fan-like shape and luminous stripes and patches in yellows and electric blue.

  • 5. Sergeant Majors

    Bright, darting, little fish, recognizable by their black and yellow vertical stripes.

  • 6. Pufferfish

    Bizarre fish that, when provoked, inflate themselves by taking in water in order to deter attackers.

  • 7. Parrot Fish

    These come in many varieties and sizes, but most are very colorful and look as if they are smiling amiably.

  • 8. Rays

    Spotted eagle rays, elegantly waving their “wings” as if to fly through the water, are common around some of the Cozumel reefs.

  • 9. Barracudas and Sharks

    Many varieties are found around the Yucatán reefs – but attacks on humans are almost unknown.

  • 10. Turtles

    Now endangered, sea turtles come ashore to lay their eggs on sandy beaches along the southern Riviera.

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