© Scuba Plus Menorca, 07769 CIUDADELA DE MENORCA
El Arenal de las Chicharras
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This is a dive with a maximum depth of 24 meters. The boat can be anchored near “cala“ and from there descend according to certification and experience to where the remains of the amphorae are located, where also the name comes from.Be sure NOT to touch the amphoras, take only pictures.
You can see big rocks, with cracks and wholes. Schools of bream, two-banded seabream, damselfish, groupers, giltheads, seabream, painted comber, morays, thicklip grey mullets, mottled grouper, and meagres can be seen.
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
14 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 600
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Wrasse
10 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 27
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Barracuda
7 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 300
Alamy/Reinhard Dirscherl
Octopus
7 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 250
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Grouper/Basslets
9 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 350
Alamy-Andre Seal
Damselfish
5 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 250
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Scorpionfish
3 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 80
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Stingrays
2 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 110
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Snapper
2 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 40
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Triggerfish
2 Sightings
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