Laje de Santos - Portinho

This is the most famous point of Laje de Santos, where all the berth for the boats operating in the Park are located. As the name already says, Portinho is the most sheltered place of Laje and where most of the dives are made. The average depth is 20 meters.

Marine life at this site

It is common to find many passing fish in the port, which usually surround Laje de Santos. In addition, encounters with turtles, rays and morays are common.

Based on open species observationswithin ~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.

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.

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Søstjerne

Luidia senegalensis3 obs.

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Krebsdyr

Isocheles sawayai3 obs.

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Snegl (hav-/nøgensnegl)

Littoraria flava3 obs.

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Mottled Shore Crab

Pachygrapsus transversus3 obs.

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Green Sea Turtle

Chelonia mydas2 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)

Vaginulus taunaisii2 obs.

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Snegl (hav-/nøgensnegl)

Sarasinula plebeia1 obs.

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Krebsdyr

Uca maracoani1 obs.

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Krebsdyr

Callichirus corruptus1 obs.

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Hooded oyster

Saccostrea cuccullata1 obs.