Cheeca Rocks

★★★★☆ (21)

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

Moray Eel

Moray Eel

3 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 90

Angelfish

Angelfish

8 Sightings
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2
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1
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1
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3
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The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 130

Butterfly Fish

Butterfly Fish

8 Sightings
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2
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1
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3
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Total number of species approx.: 2

Nurse Shark

Nurse Shark

7 Sightings
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2
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1
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1
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1

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 250

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 150

Sweetlips and Grunts

Sweetlips and Grunts

5 Sightings
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1
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The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 100

Parrotfish

Parrotfish

4 Sightings
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1
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1
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1
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0
Moon Jellyfish

Moon Jellyfish

4 Sightings
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J
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S
4
O
0
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0
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The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 80

Stingrays

Stingrays

3 Sightings
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3
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The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 110

Snapper

Snapper

3 Sightings
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2
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1
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The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 85

Surgeonfish

Surgeonfish

3 Sightings
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2
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1
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