Los Mogotes

Known as one of the best dive sites within the Jardines de la Reina National Park, Los Mogotes has it all: a mini wall drop off, healthy reef, and cavern overhangs with lots of active marine life.

Critters at this site

This site is known for its sightings of schooling tarpon and schooling reef sharks. Also, look for huge rainbow parrotfish and lots of healthy coral.

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

Nurse Shark

Ginglymostoma cirratum2 obs.

Southern Stingray

Hypanus americanus2 obs.

Caribbean Spiny Lobster

Panulirus argus2 obs.

Purple Sea Fan

Gorgonia ventalina2 obs.

Lettuce Sea Slug

Elysia crispata1 obs.

Banded Coral Shrimp

Stenopus hispidus1 obs.

Pederson Cleaner Shrimp

Ancylomenes pedersoni1 obs.

Atlantic Rock-boring Urchin

Echinometra lucunter1 obs.

Atlantic Triton Snail

Charonia variegata1 obs.

Flamingo Tongue Snail

Cyphoma gibbosum1 obs.

Caribbean Whiptail Stingray

Styracura schmardae1 obs.

Red Cushion Sea Star

Oreaster reticulatus1 obs.

Massive Starlet Coral

Siderastrea siderea1 obs.

Greater Star Coral

Montastraea cavernosa1 obs.

Caribbean reef shark

Carcharhinus perezii1 obs.

Atlantic Long-spined Sea Urchin

Diadema antillarum1 obs.

Søpølse

Holothuria mexicana1 obs.

Slangestjerne

Astrophyton muricatum1 obs.

Queen Conch

Aliger gigas1 obs.

Chocolate Chip Sea Cucumber

Isostichopus badionotus1 obs.

Caribbean Reef Octopus

Octopus briareus1 obs.

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Snegl (hav-/nøgensnegl)

Cassis tuberosa1 obs.

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Mustard Hill Coral

Porites astreoides1 obs.

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Søpung

Ecteinascidia turbinata1 obs.