Tormentos

Tormentos is a very popular second dive among Cozumel dive charters due to its shallow depth (averaging around 65 feet) and little to no current. The reef is very healthy and full of life; a photographer’s dream.

Critters at this site

Wildlife encounters include spotted eagle rays, nurse sharks, turtles, stingrays, moray eels, tons of reef fish, and the endemic Splendid toadfish, only found in Cozumel.

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

Slangestjerne

Ophiothrix angulata var. atrolineata5 obs.

Flamingo Tongue Snail

Cyphoma gibbosum3 obs.

Frond Oyster

Dendostrea frons3 obs.

Green Sea Turtle

Chelonia mydas3 obs.

Dwarf Brittle Star

Amphipholis squamata3 obs.

Red ophiocoma

Ophiomastix wendtii3 obs.

Musling

Lima lima2 obs.

Blade Fire Coral

Millepora complanata2 obs.

Hawkwing Conch

Lobatus raninus2 obs.

Queen Conch

Aliger gigas2 obs.

Atlantic Grey Cowry

Luria cinerea2 obs.

Reticulated Brittle Star

Ophionereis reticulata2 obs.

Snegl (hav-/nøgensnegl)

Prunum labiatum2 obs.

Tiger Lucine

Codakia orbicularis2 obs.

Merchant Dove Shell

Columbella mercatoria2 obs.

Pink Vase Sponge

Niphates digitalis2 obs.

Snegl (hav-/nøgensnegl)

Nassarius2 obs.

Widemouth Rocksnail

Plicopurpura patula2 obs.

Giant Honeycomb Oyster

Hyotissa hyotis2 obs.

West Indian Top Shell

Cittarium pica2 obs.

Transverse Ark

Anadara transversa2 obs.

Coffeebean Trivia

Pusula pediculus2 obs.

Greater Star Coral

Montastraea cavernosa1 obs.

Yellow Stingray

Urobatis jamaicensis1 obs.