Arco do Cavaco
★★★★☆
(1,793)
Spot about 15 mint by boat from Ponta delgada Marina, characterized by the presence of volcanic arcs and finger-shaped walls along the coastline. Excellent for drifts and shallow depths of up to 25m. Its proximity to the chocolate factory gave it its name.
Canary Damsel, Sea Bream, Rainbow wrasse, Ornate Wrasse, arzores Chromis, Rock-pool Blenny, Rusty blenny, Red scorpion fish, Madeira rockfish, redlip blenny, black-faced blenny
Dive Activity
Potential Wildlife Sightings
Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 200
Alamy-WaterFrame
99 Sightings
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10
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30
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34
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19
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Total number of species approx.: 300
Alamy/Reinhard Dirscherl
Octopus
30 Sightings
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13
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17
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Total number of species approx.: 27
iStock-Global_Pics
Barracuda
25 Sightings
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14
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11
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Total number of species approx.: 250
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Grouper/Basslets
59 Sightings
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8
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18
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21
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11
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Total number of species approx.: 100
iStock-burnsboxco
Parrotfish
34 Sightings
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17
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17
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Total number of species approx.: 3000
SSI-Peter-Schinck
Nudibranch
25 Sightings
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14
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11
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Total number of species approx.: 7000
iStock-Michael Zeigler
Crab
17 Sightings
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6
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0
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0
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11
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0
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Total number of species approx.: 40
iStock-wrangel
Triggerfish
15 Sightings
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15
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