Punta Sur - Devil’s Throat

Sites in Punta Sur are for advanced level divers due formidable prevailing currents and the typical depths of these sites. Devil’s Throat is a famous passage located on the southernmost end, with an entry point at around 90 feet deep and winds down to 140 feet through a lengthy, narrow downward cavern.

Critters at this site

Large reef sharks, occasional hammerheads, eagle rays, and other large rays can be spotted at this remote dive site. The caverns are home to large lionfish.

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

West Indian Fuzzy Chiton

Acanthopleura granulata2 obs.

Atlantic Grey Cowry

Luria cinerea1 obs.

Krebsdyr

Grapsidae1 obs.

Queen Conch

Aliger gigas1 obs.

Loggerhead Sea Turtle

Caretta caretta1 obs.

Hawkwing Conch

Lobatus raninus1 obs.

Snegl (hav-/nøgensnegl)

Conus mus1 obs.

Red Cushion Sea Star

Oreaster reticulatus1 obs.

Hawksbill Sea Turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata1 obs.

True Tulip

Fasciolaria tulipa1 obs.

Southern Stingray

Hypanus americanus1 obs.

Atlantic Partridge Tun Snail

Tonna pennata1 obs.

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Snegl (hav-/nøgensnegl)

Morum oniscus1 obs.

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Snegl (hav-/nøgensnegl)

Melongena bispinosa1 obs.

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Leddyr

Achelia gracilipes1 obs.

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Musling

Nucula calcicola1 obs.

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Skallus

Ischnochiton erythronotus1 obs.

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Snegl (hav-/nøgensnegl)

Boonea1 obs.

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Snegl (hav-/nøgensnegl)

Dendrodoris krebsii1 obs.

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Musling

Condylonucula maya1 obs.