San Benedicto Canyon

’El Canyon’ is located on the south end of San Benedicto Island within the famed Revillagigedo Islands. An amazing site that attracts large pelagics due to its depth and exposure to the open ocean. This is an advanced to expert level dive and can only be reached via liveaboard.

Critters at this site

Expect to see a lot of large pelagics like the giant Pacific manta ray, schooling hammerheads, Galapagos sharks, silky sharks, and dolphins.

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

Whitetip Reef Shark

Triaenodon obesus11 obs.

Pronghorn Spiny Lobster

Panulirus penicillatus9 obs.

Common Bottlenose Dolphin

Tursiops truncatus8 obs.

Longtail Stingray

Hypanus longus4 obs.

Galápagos Shark

Carcharhinus galapagensis3 obs.

Silvertip Shark

Carcharhinus albimarginatus3 obs.

Hydroide

Hydrozoa3 obs.

Long-spined Crown-of-Thorns

Acanthaster planci2 obs.

Haj & rokke

Narcine entemedor2 obs.

Orange Cup Coral

Tubastraea coccinea2 obs.

Oceanic Manta Ray

Mobula birostris2 obs.

Humpback Whale

Megaptera novaeangliae1 obs.

Whale Shark

Rhincodon typus1 obs.

Scalloped Hammerhead

Sphyrna lewini1 obs.

Tiger Shark

Galeocerdo cuvier1 obs.

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Søpindsvin

Tripneustes depressus3 obs.

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Svamp

Aplysina revillagigedi2 obs.

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Søpindsvin

Diadema mexicanum1 obs.

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Blæksprutte

Octopus hubbsorum1 obs.

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Søpølse

Isostichopus fuscus1 obs.

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Hydroide

Leptothecata1 obs.

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Hydroide

Agalma elegans1 obs.

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Slangestjerne

Ophiocomella alexandri1 obs.

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Haj & rokke

Hypanus1 obs.