Blue Cave

On the south side on the Island of Roatan, close to the west point, there is this fantastic dive site, starting in shallow clear water close to the rocky shoore.

Critters at this site

Barracuda are easy to find and a nice and safe cave is available to visit for almost all divers. Groupers and turtles are also common.

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

Atlantic Ghost Crab

Ocypode quadrata1 obs.

Greater Star Coral

Montastraea cavernosa1 obs.

Caribbean Spiny Lobster

Panulirus argus1 obs.

Hawksbill Sea Turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata1 obs.

Mountainous Star Coral

Orbicella faveolata1 obs.

Giant Anemone

Condylactis gigantea1 obs.

Beaded Periwinkle

Cenchritis muricatus1 obs.

Branching Fire Coral

Millepora alcicornis1 obs.

Caribbean Reef Squid

Sepioteuthis sepioidea1 obs.

Svamp

Callyspongia plicifera1 obs.

West Indian Sea Egg

Tripneustes ventricosus1 obs.

Massive Starlet Coral

Siderastrea siderea1 obs.

Sally Lightfoot Crab

Grapsus grapsus1 obs.

Caribbean reef shark

Carcharhinus perezii1 obs.

Atlantic Long-spined Sea Urchin

Diadema antillarum1 obs.

Scaly Chiton

Chiton squamosus1 obs.

Flamingo Tongue Snail

Cyphoma gibbosum1 obs.

West Indian Fuzzy Chiton

Acanthopleura granulata1 obs.

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Svamp

Aplysina archeri2 obs.

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Svamp

Agelas tubulata1 obs.

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Svamp

Ectyoplasia ferox1 obs.

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Stinker Sponge

Ircinia felix1 obs.