Species database

Marine species in Chile

32 species divers have recorded here, each verified against the World Register of Marine Species. Log your dives on DIVR to add to the record.

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Commonly seen

13

You have a good chance of spotting these on a typical dive.

Aeolidia campbelliicommon

Aeolidia campbellii

Invertebrates
Burrowing Shaggy Sea Cucumber (Athyonidium chilensis)common

Athyonidium chilensis

Burrowing Shaggy Sea Cucumber

Invertebrates
Valparaiso Chromis (Chromis crusma)common

Chromis crusma

Valparaiso Chromis

Fish
common

Dipturus flavirostris

Fish
Southern Right Whale (Eubalaena australis)common

Eubalaena australis

Southern Right Whale

Mammals
Chilean Nibbler (Girella laevifrons)common

Girella laevifrons

Chilean Nibbler

Fish
Vieja Negra (Graus nigra)common

Graus nigra

Vieja Negra

Fish
Bluntnose Sixgill Shark (Hexanchus griseus)common

Hexanchus griseus

Bluntnose Sixgill Shark

Fish
Flathead Grey Mullet (Mugil cephalus)common

Mugil cephalus

Flathead Grey Mullet

Fish
common

Mustelus mento

Houndshark

Fish
South American Sea Lion (Otaria byronia)common

Otaria byronia

South American Sea Lion

Mammals
Peruvian Rock Seabass (Paralabrax humeralis)common

Paralabrax humeralis

Peruvian Rock Seabass

Fish
Chilean Torpedo (Tetronarce tremens)common

Tetronarce tremens

Chilean Torpedo

Fish

Occasionally seen

10

Regular residents, but not on every dive.

Jackknife Spider Crab (Acanthonyx petiverii)occasional

Acanthonyx petiverii

Jackknife Spider Crab

Invertebrates
Basking Shark (Cetorhinus maximus)occasional

Cetorhinus maximus

Basking Shark

Fish
Green-Striped Anemone (Diadumene lineata)occasional

Diadumene lineata

Green-Striped Anemone

Invertebrates
Sweet William (Galeorhinus galeus)occasional

Galeorhinus galeus

Sweet William

Fish
Gray Grampus (Grampus griseus)occasional

Grampus griseus

Gray Grampus

Mammals
Leopard Seal (Hydrurga leptonyx)occasional

Hydrurga leptonyx

Leopard Seal

Mammals
Atlantic Mackerel Shark (Lamna nasus)occasional

Lamna nasus

Atlantic Mackerel Shark

Fish
Hump (Megaptera novaeangliae)occasional

Megaptera novaeangliae

Hump

Mammals
Chilean Eagle Ray (Myliobatis chilensis)occasional

Myliobatis chilensis

Chilean Eagle Ray

Fish
Blue Shark (Prionace glauca)occasional

Prionace glauca

Blue Shark

Fish

Rare finds

9

Lucky encounters worth logging.

South American Fur Seal (Arctocephalus australis)rare

Arctocephalus australis

South American Fur Seal

Mammals
Juan Fernandez Fur Seal (Arctocephalus philippii)rare

Arctocephalus philippii

Juan Fernandez Fur Seal

Mammals
Big Finner (Balaenoptera physalus)rare

Balaenoptera physalus

Big Finner

Mammals
Black Dolphin (Cephalorhynchus eutropia)rare

Cephalorhynchus eutropia

Black Dolphin

Mammals
Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga leonina)rare

Mirounga leonina

Southern Elephant Seal

Mammals
Black Porpoise (Phocoena spinipinnis)rare

Phocoena spinipinnis

Black Porpoise

Mammals
Chocolate Whale (Physeter macrocephalus)rare

Physeter macrocephalus

Chocolate Whale

Mammals
Black Porpoise (Tursiops truncatus)rare

Tursiops truncatus

Black Porpoise

Mammals
Cuvier's Beaked Whale (Ziphius cavirostris)rare

Ziphius cavirostris

Cuvier's Beaked Whale

Mammals