El Aguila (Wreck)

★★★★★ (2,281)

El Aguila (The Eagle) is Roatan’s most popular wreck dive and is located just off Baileys Key and Anthony’s Key Resort. It was a concrete freighter and sunk off Utila. The wreck was raised, stripped out for diving, and then sunk again by a consortium of dive shops on the island in 1997.

Large grouper, barracuda, tuna, and sharks like the reef and grey sharks can be spotted around the wreck.

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

167 Sightings
J
13
F
19
M
14
A
14
M
20
J
13
J
24
A
24
S
10
O
8
N
0
D
8

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Total number of species approx.: 27

Barracuda

Barracuda

85 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
15
J
14
J
22
A
24
S
10
O
0
N
0
D
0
Hawksbill Turtle

Hawksbill Turtle

24 Sightings
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0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
14
A
10
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0

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

Total number of species approx.: 25

Eagle Ray

Eagle Ray

22 Sightings
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0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
10
A
12
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0

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

Total number of species approx.: 250

Grouper/Basslets

Grouper/Basslets

193 Sightings
J
11
F
19
M
13
A
21
M
23
J
17
J
32
A
30
S
16
O
0
N
0
D
11

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Total number of species approx.: 100

Parrotfish

Parrotfish

67 Sightings
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0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
11
J
10
J
17
A
21
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
8

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Total number of species approx.: 90

Angelfish

Angelfish

59 Sightings
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0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
13
J
13
J
17
A
16
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0
Common Seahorse

Common Seahorse

33 Sightings
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0
F
0
M
12
A
12
M
9
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0

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

21 Sightings
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0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
11
A
10
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0

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

Total number of species approx.: 7000

Crab

Crab

13 Sightings
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0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
13
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0

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

Total number of species approx.: 350

Damselfish

Damselfish

12 Sightings
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0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
12
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0

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

10 Sightings
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0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
10
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0

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

10 Sightings
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0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
10
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0

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

Total number of species approx.: 40

Triggerfish

Triggerfish

10 Sightings
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0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
10
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0

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