Eastern Pacific · Peru · 4,038 species

Peru’s marine life, species by species

The marine animal species in Peru’s national register, with their Peruvian common names and the regions of the Peruvian sea where they have been recorded. It also shows what is seen at ORKA’s dive sites in Los Órganos. An open guide, built from public data and from our guides’ logbook.

New species accounts

Published on November 11, 2026 · 20 species

By group

By sea region

Protected and threatened species of the Peruvian sea

Tree of marine life

The same species arranged by their classification: phylum, class, order, family and genus. Go down branch by branch to each species, or see only those recorded on the coast where ORKA dives.

Explore the tree

Map of species by region

The four regions of the Peruvian sea: the tropical north, the transition zone and the cold seas of the centre and the south. Tap a region to see which species have been recorded there.

Open the map