Captain Don’s Reef (K)

This reef is named after Don Steward, one of the diving pioneers on Bonaire. It is a beautiful reef with all kinds of small plateaus if you dive down the rig for a long time.

Critters at this site

You’ll see typical Caribbean life like nurse and reef sharks, possible eagle rays, stingrays, and lots of fish: snapper, angelfish, grunts, parrotfish.

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

Giant Anemone

Condylactis gigantea5 obs.

Green Sea Turtle

Chelonia mydas4 obs.

Hawksbill Sea Turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata4 obs.

Yellowline Arrow Crab

Stenorhynchus seticornis3 obs.

Banded Coral Shrimp

Stenopus hispidus2 obs.

Sally Lightfoot Crab

Grapsus grapsus2 obs.

Sponge Brittle Star

Ophiothrix suensonii2 obs.

Brazilian Reef Octopus

Octopus insularis2 obs.

Atlantic Long-spined Sea Urchin

Diadema antillarum2 obs.

Svamp

Callyspongia plicifera2 obs.

Atlantic Ghost Crab

Ocypode quadrata1 obs.

Koral & anemone

Plexaura homomalla1 obs.

Flamingo Tongue Snail

Cyphoma gibbosum1 obs.

Caribbean Reef Octopus

Octopus briareus1 obs.

West Indian Sea Egg

Tripneustes ventricosus1 obs.

Krebsdyr

Neogonodactylus bredini1 obs.

Lettuce Sea Slug

Elysia crispata1 obs.

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Koral & anemone

Madracis auretenra3 obs.

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Krebsdyr

Periclimenes yucatanicus2 obs.

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Krebsdyr

Paguristes puncticeps2 obs.

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Svamp

Agelas conifera1 obs.

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Krebsdyr

Tozeuma carolinense1 obs.

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Krebsdyr

Thor dicaprio1 obs.

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Snegl (hav-/nøgensnegl)

Cerion uva1 obs.