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El Peñon - Dominican Republic
★★★★☆
(663)
El Peñon is a long reef that can be divided up into 3 different dive sites all sitting in about 40 to 90 feet of saltwater. Not as popular as some of the Dominican Republic’s other dive sites, making it a bit more pristine and less crowded, so it’s worth the longer boat ride out here.
You’ll see typical Caribbean life like nurse and reef sharks, possible eagle rays, turtles, stingrays, and lots of fish: snapper, angelfish, grunts, parrot fish, and grouper.
Dive Activity
Potential Wildlife Sightings
Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content
Shutterstock-Shane Myers Photography
121 Sightings
J
10
F
13
M
18
A
15
M
12
J
6
J
15
A
5
S
0
O
5
N
14
D
8
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
Moray Eel
97 Sightings
J
8
F
17
M
14
A
0
M
10
J
7
J
9
A
9
S
0
O
6
N
8
D
9
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 25
iStock/Juliosanjuan
Eagle Ray
29 Sightings
J
0
F
8
M
0
A
5
M
3
J
6
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
3
N
4
D
0
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 27
iStock-Global_Pics
Barracuda
25 Sightings
J
0
F
5
M
0
A
0
M
6
J
3
J
0
A
5
S
0
O
0
N
6
D
0
Alamy-National Geographic Creative
Leatherback Turtle
17 Sightings
J
2
F
4
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
3
J
6
A
0
S
0
O
2
N
0
D
0
Shutterstock-Andrey Armyagov
Hawksbill Turtle
17 Sightings
J
0
F
2
M
0
A
0
M
4
J
4
J
7
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0
iStock-ShaneGross
Loggerhead Turtle
11 Sightings
J
0
F
2
M
0
A
0
M
3
J
2
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
4
D
0
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 600
iStock/ultramarinfoto
Wrasse
9 Sightings
J
2
F
5
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
2
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.: 80
iStock/Extreme-Photographer
Stingrays
170 Sightings
J
13
F
23
M
26
A
17
M
16
J
12
J
14
A
10
S
3
O
5
N
17
D
14
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 12
iStock/cinoby
Lionfish
106 Sightings
J
8
F
17
M
11
A
6
M
9
J
10
J
10
A
8
S
0
O
4
N
11
D
12
