Squirrel Fish
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 rays on the upper…
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Gulf of Dulce
Gulf of Dulce is a channel in Costa Rica which is situated at 8°35?N 83°16?W. The basin begins on the southern Pacific Ocean side of Costa Rica and it slightly spreads…
Nicoya Peninsula
The Nicoya Peninsula is a peninsula that is on the Pacific coast of a Central American country, Costa Rica. The remote peninsula is divided into two provinces…
Horse Eyed Jacks
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 name given to this fish…
Bahia Ballena
Bahia Ballena is a tiny town on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica. It is situated southwards within the district of Osa called Costa Ballena. It is usually considered as a…
Blue-Spotted Jack
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 sized marine fish in…
Gulf of Nicoya
The Golf of Nicoya is a large bay on the eastern side of the Nicoya Peninsula. It cleaves the peninsula from Costa Rica’s mainland. The gulf has shallow, but rich water…
Gulf of Papagayo
The “Golfo de Papagayo” as it’s known in Spanish, is a large lagoon off the northwestern Guanacaste coast in Costa Rica. The remote gulf is an oasis of sublime beauty…
The Spadefish
Spadefish belong to the fish family Ephippidae, and are called “Chaetodipterus faber” scientifically speaking. Costa Rica and the Pacific Ocean are rife with these…
Green Sea Turtles
The green sea turtle, also known as Chelonia mydas, belongs to a family of large sea turtles, Cheloniidae. It is the only extant species in the Chelonia genus. They are…