St. Marie Reef

St. Marie Reef is not to be confused with the bay at Porto Marie. Report to the local diving school at the entrance of Coral Estate. The reef is healthy and the wall goes up to 40 meters.

Marine life at this site

Schools of Surgeonfish are often seen in the shallow reefs here, Scorpionfish, Seahorses, Sharptail Eels, Moray Eels and Eagle Rays are also common in this area.

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

Giant Anemone

Condylactis gigantea2 obs.

West Indian Fuzzy Chiton

Acanthopleura granulata1 obs.

Greater Star Coral

Montastraea cavernosa1 obs.

West Indian Sea Egg

Tripneustes ventricosus1 obs.

Banded Coral Shrimp

Stenopus hispidus1 obs.

Nimble Spray Crab

Percnon gibbesi1 obs.

Atlantic Rock-boring Urchin

Echinometra lucunter1 obs.

Massive Starlet Coral

Siderastrea siderea1 obs.

Row Pore Rope Sponge

Aplysina cauliformis1 obs.

Koral & anemone

Plexaura homomalla1 obs.

Purple Sea Fan

Gorgonia ventalina1 obs.

Atlantic Long-spined Sea Urchin

Diadema antillarum1 obs.

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Green Sea Turtle

Chelonia mydas1 obs.

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Mustard Hill Coral

Porites astreoides1 obs.

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Koral & anemone

Agaricia agaricites1 obs.

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Krebsdyr

Periclimenes yucatanicus1 obs.

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Krebsdyr

Mithraculus cinctimanus1 obs.