Jardines de la Reina

A favorite spearfishing and scuba diving spot for Fidel Castro, he had no desire to see it get fished out so fishing was discouraged even before the area was officially a marine preserve. It’s situated 60 miles south of Cuba’s central coast near the village of Jucaro and VERY remote.

Critters at this site

Unique to this area is the chance to encounter crocodiles swimming amongst the mangrove forests. You’ll also see more Caribbean fish life species than anywhere else!

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

Nurse Shark

Ginglymostoma cirratum2 obs.

Caribbean Spiny Lobster

Panulirus argus2 obs.

Purple Sea Fan

Gorgonia ventalina2 obs.

Southern Stingray

Hypanus americanus2 obs.

Chocolate Chip Sea Cucumber

Isostichopus badionotus1 obs.

Pederson Cleaner Shrimp

Ancylomenes pedersoni1 obs.

Atlantic Rock-boring Urchin

Echinometra lucunter1 obs.

Atlantic Triton Snail

Charonia variegata1 obs.

Slangestjerne

Astrophyton muricatum1 obs.

Banded Coral Shrimp

Stenopus hispidus1 obs.

Caribbean Whiptail Stingray

Styracura schmardae1 obs.

Massive Starlet Coral

Siderastrea siderea1 obs.

Greater Star Coral

Montastraea cavernosa1 obs.

Red Cushion Sea Star

Oreaster reticulatus1 obs.

Caribbean reef shark

Carcharhinus perezii1 obs.

Atlantic Long-spined Sea Urchin

Diadema antillarum1 obs.

Søpølse

Holothuria mexicana1 obs.

Flamingo Tongue Snail

Cyphoma gibbosum1 obs.

Queen Conch

Aliger gigas1 obs.

Caribbean Reef Octopus

Octopus briareus1 obs.

Lettuce Sea Slug

Elysia crispata1 obs.

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Søpung

Ecteinascidia turbinata1 obs.

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Krebsdyr

Mithrax hispidus1 obs.

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Koral & anemone

Manicina areolata1 obs.