Baixa da Pitanga

★★★★☆ (278)

Only 3mins by boat from Santa Cruz Close to a Coast Line, with huge rocks that goes underwater until max 25 metersGood spot for all the type of activities, such as Scuba Diving, Snorkeling, Try Scuba Diving

A lot of anemones, whit shrimps and spider crabs. School of fish around the dive spot, and sometimes rays or turtles (wildlife not guaranteed)

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.: 27

Barracuda

Barracuda

7 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 300

Octopus

Octopus

4 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 80

Stingrays

Stingrays

9 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 30

Sand Eel

Sand Eel

7 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 3400

Shrimp

Shrimp

5 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 3

Trumpetfish

Trumpetfish

4 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 100

Parrotfish

Parrotfish

3 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 350

Damselfish

Damselfish

3 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 120

Cuttlefish

Cuttlefish

3 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 7000

Crab

Crab

3 Sightings
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