Laje de Santos - Boca da Baleia

Laje de Santos is a Marine State Park and, therefore, is one of the most preserved diving spots on the São Paulo coast. Diving at Boca da Baleia should only be done on calm days, with little or no current, only by advanced and experienced divers.

Critters at this site

Boca da Baleia is a point at Laje de Santos with the passage of many medium and large pelagic animals, such as tuna, small skates, manta rays, and schools of fish in general.

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

Atlantic Mangrove Ghost Crab

Ucides cordatus7 obs.

Snegl (hav-/nøgensnegl)

Lottia subrugosa4 obs.

Thin-fingered Fiddler Crab

Leptuca leptodactyla3 obs.

Trigonal Tivela

Tivela mactroides2 obs.

Grey Atlantic Auger

Hastula cinerea2 obs.

Green Sea Turtle

Chelonia mydas2 obs.

Five-slotted Sand Dollar

Mellita quinquiesperforata2 obs.

Speckled Swimming Crab

Arenaeus cribrarius1 obs.

Musling

Donax hanleyanus1 obs.

Ribbed Barnacle

Tetraclita stalactifera1 obs.

Portuguese Man of War

Physalia physalis1 obs.

Intertidal Zebra Snail

Echinolittorina lineolata1 obs.

Loggerhead Sea Turtle

Caretta caretta1 obs.

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Snegl (hav-/nøgensnegl)

Littoraria flava3 obs.

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Søstjerne

Luidia senegalensis3 obs.

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Mottled Shore Crab

Pachygrapsus transversus3 obs.

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Krebsdyr

Isocheles sawayai3 obs.

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Snegl (hav-/nøgensnegl)

Vaginulus taunaisii2 obs.

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Krebsdyr

Chthamalus bisinuatus2 obs.

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Mangrove Root Crab

Goniopsis cruentata2 obs.

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Snegl (hav-/nøgensnegl)

Stramonita brasiliensis2 obs.

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Snegl (hav-/nøgensnegl)

Sarasinula plebeia1 obs.

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Hooded oyster

Saccostrea cuccullata1 obs.

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Krebsdyr

Uca maracoani1 obs.