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Eastern Sambo Reef
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20 minutes directly south of Key West is the Eastern Sambo Reef. This reef is located inside the Western Sambo Ecological Reserve and is fully protected from all types of fishing. The reef is approximately nine square miles of spur-and-groove type coral formations. The reef ranges from 10-4 feet’ in depth.
Western Sambo Reef has a broad variety of sea creatures including Spiny-Tailed Lobsters, Parrotfish, Nurse sharks, Queen Conch, Angelfish, Snappers, Groupers and Barracuda.
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
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Total number of species approx.: 200
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Moray Eel
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Total number of species approx.: 600
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Wrasse
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Green Turtle
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Total number of species approx.: 90
Shutterstock-Rich Carey
Angelfish
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Total number of species approx.: 100
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Parrotfish
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Total number of species approx.: 2
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Nurse Shark
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Total number of species approx.: 130
Shutterstock_Krzysztof Odziomek
Butterfly Fish
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Total number of species approx.: 12
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Lionfish
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Total number of species approx.: 55
Shutterstock-RLS Photo
Lobster
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