The marine life of the gulf consists of more than 51 species of sharks (such as
tiger sharks,
lemon sharks, bull sharks,
hammerhead sharks, or blacktip sharks), over 1443 fish species (including bluefish, albacore tuna, and groupers), and about 49 species of rays (such as
stingrays, manta rays, or the cownose rays) and skates, 29 species of marine mammals (including blue whales, humpbacks, killer whales, sperm whales, Bryde’s whales, bottlenose dolphins). Apart from that, it also supports sea turtles (such as the
hawksbills, loggerheads, green turtles, leatherbacks, or Kemp’s ridleys), manatees (like West Indian manatees), and a wide variety of native and migrating birds.
