Cozumel (Mexico) is one of the favorite places to dive for many scuba divers Worldwide. The reason is the big quantity of marine animals that you can find on this beautiful Caribbean island. Diving on Cozumel’s coral reefs is always a fantastic experience for beginners in scuba diving, as well as for the experienced ones.
In Cozumel it is very common to dive among exotic species such as giant anemones, nurse sharks, green morays, foureye butterfly fish, barracudas, starfish, blue angelfish, or the famous Loggerhead sea turtles. We don’t have to forget the gorgeous fire coral, which we really recommend you to look at and enjoy, but don’t touch!
But, if there is one animal that stands out among the fauna and flora in Cozumel, it is the splendid toadfish. It’s important to clarify that this endemic animal from Cozumel is not a common toadfish, which you can find on the sand and mud bottoms of coastal waters worldwide. This kind of toadfish have a broad head, their skin has only one color, and their body looks like a toad.
On the other hand, there is the Cozumel splendid toadfish or coral toadfish. This exotic species can only be seen on the beautiful Cozumel Island, as well as one reef in Belize. This fish can only be found under coral outcropping. They really like to be hidden there, and it is very difficult to catch them unaware to take a proper picture or video footage.
