Ilha do Farol - Alcatrazes

The Alcatrazes archipelago is the most pristine marine area in the state of São Paulo, in part due to the restrictions on use established by the Brazilian Navy (MB) and Esec Tupinambás since the 1980s. After more than 30 years prohibited, scuba diving was again opened to the population in December 2018.

Marine life at this site

In the Alcatrazes Refugio you will find the largest frigate forest in Latin America. In addition, during navigation you can see dolphins, whales, orcas and other birds.

Based on open species observationswithin ~75 km — likely to see, not necessarily confirmed at the site itself.

Atlantic Mangrove Ghost Crab

Ucides cordatus8 obs.

Snegl (hav-/nøgensnegl)

Lottia subrugosa4 obs.

Trigonal Tivela

Tivela mactroides4 obs.

Grey Atlantic Auger

Hastula cinerea3 obs.

Thin-fingered Fiddler Crab

Leptuca leptodactyla3 obs.

Portuguese Man of War

Physalia physalis2 obs.

Five-slotted Sand Dollar

Mellita quinquiesperforata2 obs.

Speckled Swimming Crab

Arenaeus cribrarius1 obs.

Musling

Donax hanleyanus1 obs.

Orca

Orcinus orca1 obs.

Dark Cerith

Cerithium atratum1 obs.

Ribbed Barnacle

Tetraclita stalactifera1 obs.

Intertidal Zebra Snail

Echinolittorina lineolata1 obs.

Yellowline Arrow Crab

Stenorhynchus seticornis1 obs.

Blue Button

Porpita porpita1 obs.

Mangrove Periwinkle

Littoraria angulifera1 obs.

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Hawksbill Sea Turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata4 obs.

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Søstjerne

Luidia senegalensis3 obs.

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Mottled Shore Crab

Pachygrapsus transversus3 obs.

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Snegl (hav-/nøgensnegl)

Littoraria flava3 obs.

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Krebsdyr

Chthamalus bisinuatus2 obs.

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Mangrove Root Crab

Goniopsis cruentata2 obs.

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Krebsdyr

Isocheles sawayai2 obs.

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Leatherback Sea Turtle

Dermochelys coriacea2 obs.