© ChrisDiving, Dive Center Costa Rica, 50304 Playa Potrero
Catalinas Island, Clásico
★★★★☆
(2,599)
11 km west of Potrero and Flamingo is the famous site of Clasico. This dive is done on the western side of the islands, from the south towards the north. There are successive ripraps. Several ways to dive possible, depending on certification level. From 10m to more than 30m.
We are lucky to find there: white tip sharks, schools of various fish, moray eels, octopus, stingrays, eagle rays, mobula, manta, groupers, turtles...
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
315 Sightings
J
37
F
35
M
33
A
30
M
14
J
9
J
29
A
31
S
18
O
13
N
32
D
34
iStock/Divepic
Giant Oceanic Manta Ray
212 Sightings
J
35
F
29
M
72
A
47
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
5
O
0
N
14
D
10
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 25
iStock/Juliosanjuan
Eagle Ray
192 Sightings
J
31
F
12
M
33
A
15
M
0
J
0
J
15
A
14
S
14
O
6
N
21
D
31
Alamy/National Geographic Image Collection
Oceanic Whitetip Shark
146 Sightings
J
20
F
13
M
20
A
17
M
0
J
7
J
13
A
15
S
5
O
0
N
19
D
17
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 300
Alamy/Reinhard Dirscherl
Octopus
101 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
10
A
15
M
0
J
8
J
14
A
12
S
5
O
7
N
12
D
18
Shutterstock-Shane Myers Photography
Green Turtle
30 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
8
S
0
O
0
N
10
D
12
iStock-crisod
Reef Manta Ray
23 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
11
A
12
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0
iStock-June Jacobsen
Whitetip Reef Shark
379 Sightings
J
47
F
32
M
44
A
30
M
19
J
10
J
24
A
30
S
23
O
18
N
41
D
61
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 130
AdobeStock-JirinaVFR
Pufferfish
212 Sightings
J
23
F
27
M
30
A
25
M
11
J
9
J
10
A
13
S
12
O
12
N
22
D
18
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 90
Shutterstock-Rich Carey
Angelfish
184 Sightings
J
14
F
18
M
21
A
16
M
0
J
0
J
19
A
29
S
21
O
9
N
22
D
15
