El Cantil

★★★★☆ (663)

El Cantil is a beautiful, shallow, clear dive that can be enjoyed by divers of all levels. This site is between 20 and 50 feet and features a beautiful reef with lots of cracks and caverns throughout it for lots of marine life to hide in.

Wildlife encounters include semi-tropical pacific species like octopuses, lobsters, eagle rays, possible mantas, eels, parrotfish, angelfish, jacks, grouper, and reef sharks.

Dive Activity

Wildlife Sightings

Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content

Moray Eel

107 Sightings
J
0
F
6
M
5
A
5
M
9
J
4
J
7
A
9
S
13
O
13
N
23
D
13

Wrasse

39 Sightings
J
0
F
4
M
3
A
0
M
5
J
0
J
2
A
0
S
6
O
0
N
13
D
6

Green Turtle

31 Sightings
J
3
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
3
J
0
J
3
A
8
S
3
O
0
N
11
D
0

Octopus

14 Sightings
J
0
F
1
M
0
A
0
M
3
J
2
J
3
A
5
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0

Bull Shark

7 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
3
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
4

Parrotfish

99 Sightings
J
0
F
6
M
6
A
4
M
7
J
5
J
2
A
6
S
13
O
10
N
19
D
21

Pufferfish

80 Sightings
J
0
F
5
M
5
A
0
M
4
J
4
J
4
A
7
S
9
O
7
N
15
D
20

Angelfish

71 Sightings
J
0
F
2
M
0
A
6
M
6
J
6
J
3
A
4
S
10
O
6
N
15
D
13

Grouper/Basslets

61 Sightings
J
0
F
4
M
0
A
3
M
0
J
3
J
0
A
9
S
6
O
0
N
20
D
16

Butterfly Fish

59 Sightings
J
0
F
2
M
3
A
0
M
7
J
4
J
0
A
4
S
7
O
6
N
13
D
13

Surgeonfish

59 Sightings
J
0
F
5
M
4
A
3
M
5
J
3
J
0
A
4
S
8
O
0
N
17
D
10

Jackfish

53 Sightings
J
0
F
6
M
7
A
0
M
3
J
2
J
0
A
6
S
7
O
0
N
10
D
12

Porcupinefish

42 Sightings
J
0
F
7
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
2
J
0
A
0
S
6
O
0
N
18
D
9

Snapper

41 Sightings
J
0
F
5
M
3
A
0
M
3
J
4
J
0
A
5
S
5
O
0
N
12
D
4

Goatfish

39 Sightings
J
0
F
4
M
0
A
0
M
5
J
4
J
4
A
0
S
5
O
0
N
11
D
6

Bannerfish

38 Sightings
J
0
F
2
M
0
A
2
M
7
J
0
J
3
A
0
S
5
O
0
N
14
D
5

Triggerfish

34 Sightings
J
0
F
3
M
0
A
0
M
4
J
3
J
0
A
0
S
8
O
0
N
11
D
5

Sweetlips and Grunts

30 Sightings
J
0
F
3
M
0
A
0
M
4
J
2
J
0
A
0
S
5
O
0
N
11
D
5

Whitetip Reef Shark

27 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
2
J
2
A
5
S
4
O
14
N
0
D
0

Trumpetfish

21 Sightings
J
0
F
3
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
3
J
2
A
4
S
4
O
0
N
0
D
5

Stingrays

20 Sightings
J
2
F
1
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
3
S
0
O
0
N
9
D
5

Damselfish

19 Sightings
J
0
F
3
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
3
A
0
S
3
O
0
N
10
D
0

Boxfish

17 Sightings
J
0
F
2
M
3
A
2
M
4
J
0
J
0
A
3
S
3
O
0
N
0
D
0

Soldierfish

12 Sightings
J
0
F
3
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
9
D
0

Garfish

9 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
2
J
2
A
0
S
5
O
0
N
0
D
0

Spiny Lobster

8 Sightings
J
0
F
1
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
2
A
0
S
5
O
0
N
0
D
0

Crab

8 Sightings
J
0
F
2
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
2
J
0
A
0
S
4
O
0
N
0
D
0

Scorpionfish

7 Sightings
J
0
F
1
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
6
O
0
N
0
D
0

Emperor

6 Sightings
J
0
F
1
M
0
A
0
M
3
J
2
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0