Saco do Funil - Alcatrazes

This dive spot is one of the most sheltered in the Alcatrazes Refugio. Its depth varies from 10 to 20 meters and is recommended for beginner divers.

Marine life at this site

In this dive, octopus burrows are common, located in the sand, near the rocky shore. The amount of shells and crab remains around them is impressive.

Based on open species observationswithin ~75 km — likely to see, not necessarily confirmed at the site itself.

Atlantic Mangrove Ghost Crab

Ucides cordatus7 obs.

Snegl (hav-/nøgensnegl)

Lottia subrugosa4 obs.

Trigonal Tivela

Tivela mactroides4 obs.

Grey Atlantic Auger

Hastula cinerea3 obs.

Thin-fingered Fiddler Crab

Leptuca leptodactyla3 obs.

Portuguese Man of War

Physalia physalis2 obs.

Five-slotted Sand Dollar

Mellita quinquiesperforata2 obs.

Speckled Swimming Crab

Arenaeus cribrarius1 obs.

Musling

Donax hanleyanus1 obs.

Orca

Orcinus orca1 obs.

Dark Cerith

Cerithium atratum1 obs.

Ribbed Barnacle

Tetraclita stalactifera1 obs.

Intertidal Zebra Snail

Echinolittorina lineolata1 obs.

Yellowline Arrow Crab

Stenorhynchus seticornis1 obs.

Blue Button

Porpita porpita1 obs.

Mangrove Periwinkle

Littoraria angulifera1 obs.

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Hawksbill Sea Turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata4 obs.

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Søstjerne

Luidia senegalensis3 obs.

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Mottled Shore Crab

Pachygrapsus transversus3 obs.

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Snegl (hav-/nøgensnegl)

Littoraria flava3 obs.

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Krebsdyr

Chthamalus bisinuatus2 obs.

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Mangrove Root Crab

Goniopsis cruentata2 obs.

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Krebsdyr

Isocheles sawayai2 obs.

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Leatherback Sea Turtle

Dermochelys coriacea2 obs.