La Palomita

Great dive site for novice divers, photographers, and night dives. Max depth 9-12m/30-40ft; current varies from slow to moderate so even though it’s close to shore, shore diving is not recommended.

Critters at this site

Marine life nursery with many juvenile fish species. Popular hang out for golden, spotted, and chain moray eels, various puffer fish, schools of grunts, rays, and a lot of marco life.

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

Caribbean Reef Squid

Sepioteuthis sepioidea5 obs.

Atlantic Rock-boring Urchin

Echinometra lucunter4 obs.

Hawksbill Sea Turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata4 obs.

West Indian Top Shell

Cittarium pica3 obs.

Checkered Nerite

Nerita tessellata3 obs.

Barbados Keyhole Limpet

Fissurella barbadensis3 obs.

Snegl (hav-/nøgensnegl)

Prunum labiatum2 obs.

spotted seahare

Aplysia dactylomela2 obs.

Green Sea Turtle

Chelonia mydas2 obs.

Lister's Keyhole Limpet

Diodora listeri2 obs.

Zebra Periwinkle

Echinolittorina ziczac2 obs.

Four-toothed Nerite

Nerita versicolor2 obs.

True Tulip

Fasciolaria tulipa2 obs.

Bleeding Tooth Nerite

Nerita peloronta2 obs.

West Indian Fuzzy Chiton

Acanthopleura granulata2 obs.

Caribbean Reef Octopus

Octopus briareus2 obs.

Zebra Nerite

Puperita pupa1 obs.

Red-Brown Ark

Barbatia cancellaria1 obs.

Krebsdyr

Clibanarius tricolor1 obs.

Spotted Eagle Ray

Aetobatus narinari1 obs.

Lamellose Wentletrap

Gyroscala commutata1 obs.

Brazilian Reef Octopus

Octopus insularis1 obs.

Orange Fire Worm

Eurythoe complanata1 obs.

Rose Lace Coral

Stylaster roseus1 obs.