Cheeca Rocks
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An inshore patch reef system with a variety of hard and soft corals which attract a variety of marine life. The smallest Special Protected Area (SPA) in the Florida Keys NOAA system. No touch or take of any kind.
Hard and soft corals, nurse sharks around the edges, schools of grunts and snappers, French and Gray angelfish, and several types of parrotfish.
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
3 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 27
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Barracuda
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Green Turtle
1 Sightings
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Ocean Sunfish
1 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 600
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Wrasse
1 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 90
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Angelfish
8 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 130
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Butterfly Fish
8 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 2
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Nurse Shark
7 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 250
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Grouper/Basslets
5 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 150
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Sweetlips and Grunts
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