Barracuda - Playa del Carmen

★★★★☆ (1,186)

A shallow reef with a strong current and many different coral formations. Like most of the reefs in Playa, it is a long wall, for which you need to be careful with descending, have good buoyance and be comfortable in the water to be able to dive calmly.

Due to the strong currents carrying many nutrients, on this reef you will find a great variety of fish and aquatic organisms, turtles, sponges, corals, moray eels and rays.

Dive Activity

Top Wildlife Sightings

Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content

Moray Eel

226 Sightings
J
25
F
19
M
15
A
12
M
9
J
19
J
19
A
18
S
14
O
15
N
25
D
36

Barracuda

215 Sightings
J
25
F
22
M
11
A
16
M
9
J
15
J
22
A
14
S
14
O
15
N
29
D
23

Green Turtle

96 Sightings
J
0
F
13
M
4
A
5
M
5
J
5
J
13
A
14
S
7
O
5
N
9
D
16

Stingrays

165 Sightings
J
23
F
15
M
10
A
6
M
7
J
7
J
16
A
14
S
9
O
10
N
19
D
29

Angelfish

160 Sightings
J
19
F
12
M
7
A
6
M
6
J
15
J
13
A
14
S
11
O
11
N
17
D
29

Parrotfish

144 Sightings
J
10
F
9
M
8
A
9
M
6
J
12
J
17
A
13
S
10
O
9
N
16
D
25

Lionfish

122 Sightings
J
9
F
7
M
4
A
5
M
0
J
8
J
19
A
12
S
15
O
5
N
16
D
22

Butterfly Fish

101 Sightings
J
12
F
5
M
5
A
5
M
0
J
11
J
9
A
13
S
7
O
6
N
12
D
16

Surgeonfish

92 Sightings
J
11
F
0
M
5
A
6
M
0
J
13
J
13
A
10
S
8
O
6
N
10
D
10

Pufferfish

89 Sightings
J
6
F
6
M
8
A
6
M
0
J
10
J
7
A
12
S
7
O
7
N
11
D
9