Pallas

One of the best sites of the south side, Pallas Reef features beautiful, wide canyon-like finger corals sloping down into sand patches with a dotting of swim-throughs, small archways, and overhangs. Be sure to spend time on the shallow top reef as well, home to soft corals and juvenile reef fish.

Critters at this site

Look for juvenile yellowtail damselfish, slender filefish, moray eels, and the elusive sea pea (juvenile trunkfish) along the vibrant top reef.

Based on open observations nearbywithin ~5 km — likely to see, not necessarily confirmed at the site itself.

Hawksbill Sea Turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata5 obs.

Loggerhead Sea Turtle

Caretta caretta2 obs.

Branching Tube Sponge

Aiolochroia crassa2 obs.

Rose Lace Coral

Stylaster roseus1 obs.

Symmetrical Brain Coral

Pseudodiploria strigosa1 obs.

Massive Starlet Coral

Siderastrea siderea1 obs.

Pederson Cleaner Shrimp

Ancylomenes pedersoni1 obs.

Row Pore Rope Sponge

Aplysina cauliformis1 obs.

Giant Barrel Sponge

Xestospongia muta1 obs.

Flamingo Tongue Snail

Cyphoma gibbosum1 obs.

Green Sea Turtle

Chelonia mydas1 obs.

Lettuce Sea Slug

Elysia crispata1 obs.

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Agelas repens4 obs.

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Agelas wiedenmayeri3 obs.

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Geodia neptuni2 obs.

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Spirastrella hartmani2 obs.

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Ptilocaulis walpersii1 obs.

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Svenzea cristinae1 obs.

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Hyrtios caracasensis1 obs.

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Agelas tubulata1 obs.

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Ceratoporella nicholsoni1 obs.

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Mycale laevis1 obs.

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Agelas dispar1 obs.

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Cliona caribbaea1 obs.