Cenote Maravillas

Scuba diving in Cenote Maravilla, located near Puerto Morelos on the Yucatán Peninsula, offers an extraordinary experience for advanced divers seeking unique underwater landscapes.​

Critters at this site

The cenote reaches depths exceeding 70 meters (230 feet), with most dives conducted up to 30 meters (100 feet) to avoid the dense hydrogen sulfide cloud that begins around 28 meters

Based on open observations nearbywithin ~25 km — likely to see, not necessarily confirmed at the site itself.

Blunt-spined Brittle Star

Ophiocoma echinata55 obs.

Reticulated Brittle Star

Ophionereis reticulata48 obs.

Red ophiocoma

Ophiomastix wendtii34 obs.

Slimy Brittle Star

Ophiomyxa flaccida22 obs.

Ruby Brittle Star

Ophioderma rubicundum12 obs.

Slangestjerne

Ophiothrix angulata var. atrolineata11 obs.

Christmas Tree Hydroid

Pennaria disticha4 obs.

Slangestjerne

Astrophyton muricatum3 obs.

ニシキツバメガイ

Chelidonura hirundinina3 obs.

Little Six-arm Brittle Star

Ophiactis savignyi3 obs.

Gold-Mouthed Triton Snail

Monoplex nicobaricus2 obs.

Musling

Glycymeris2 obs.

Hawksbill Sea Turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata2 obs.

Longspine Starsnail

Lithopoma phoebium2 obs.

Loggerhead Sea Turtle

Caretta caretta2 obs.

Green Sea Turtle

Chelonia mydas2 obs.

Snegl (hav-/nøgensnegl)

Olivella1 obs.

Southern Stingray

Hypanus americanus1 obs.

Whale Shark

Rhincodon typus1 obs.

Beaded Periwinkle

Cenchritis muricatus1 obs.

Elegant Brittle Star

Ophiolepis elegans1 obs.

Musling

Semele1 obs.

Dwarf Brittle Star

Amphipholis squamata1 obs.

spotted seahare

Aplysia dactylomela1 obs.