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EL ARCO
★★★★★
(3,754)
Ten minutes by boat, El Acro is a beautiful dive site within the marine reserve of Formentera. Suitable for all ages and qualifictions, el arco offers crystal clear waters full of Mediterranean sea life.
Many species are represented here. There are extensive posidonia meadows, followed by schools of small fish. Octopus can be found on the platform hidden in rocks, as well as moray eels.
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.: 300
Alamy/Reinhard Dirscherl
392 Sightings
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7
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20
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47
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135
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110
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53
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20
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0
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Total number of species approx.: 200
Alamy-WaterFrame
Moray Eel
274 Sightings
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8
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16
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26
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79
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77
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44
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23
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1
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0
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Total number of species approx.: 27
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Barracuda
21 Sightings
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11
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10
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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.: 250
Shutterstock-Henry_and_Laura_Whittaker
Grouper/Basslets
474 Sightings
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10
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26
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50
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150
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155
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60
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23
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0
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0
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Total number of species approx.: 3000
SSI-Peter-Schinck
Nudibranch
97 Sightings
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18
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36
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31
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12
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0
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0
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0
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Total number of species approx.: 150
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Sweetlips and Grunts
39 Sightings
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11
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14
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14
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0
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0
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0
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0
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 120
SSI-Peter-Schinck
Cuttlefish
34 Sightings
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0
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0
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14
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20
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0
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0
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0
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0
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 350
Alamy-Andre Seal
Damselfish
15 Sightings
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15
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0
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0
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0
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Total number of species approx.: 110
iStock-Rainer von Brandis
Snapper
13 Sightings
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0
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0
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0
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0
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13
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0
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0
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0
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0
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 60
iStock-Global_Pics
Squirrelfish
13 Sightings
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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13
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0
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0
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0
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0
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 40
iStock-Hoatzinexp
Jackfish
12 Sightings
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0
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0
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0
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0
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12
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0
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0
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0
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0
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 7000
iStock-Michael Zeigler
Crab
12 Sightings
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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12
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