© David R. (#3764080)
El Peñon - Dominican Republic
★★★★☆
(556)
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
103 Sightings
J
10
F
13
M
18
A
9
M
11
J
4
J
11
A
0
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: 200
Alamy-WaterFrame
Moray Eel
85 Sightings
J
8
F
17
M
13
A
0
M
7
J
6
J
6
A
5
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: 25
iStock/Juliosanjuan
Eagle Ray
20 Sightings
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0
F
8
M
0
A
0
M
3
J
2
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: 27
iStock-Global_Pics
Barracuda
15 Sightings
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0
F
5
M
0
A
0
M
4
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
6
D
0
Shutterstock-Ed Jenkins
Hawksbill Turtle
12 Sightings
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0
F
2
M
0
A
0
M
3
J
0
J
7
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0
Alamy-National Geographic Creative
Leatherback Turtle
10 Sightings
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2
F
4
M
0
A
0
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0
J
2
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: 600
iStock/ultramarinfoto
Wrasse
9 Sightings
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2
F
5
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
2
N
0
D
0
iStock-ShaneGross
Loggerhead Turtle
8 Sightings
J
0
F
2
M
0
A
0
M
0
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: 80
iStock/Extreme-Photographer
Stingrays
146 Sightings
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13
F
23
M
24
A
11
M
14
J
7
J
9
A
6
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: 12
iStock/cinoby
Lionfish
92 Sightings
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8
F
17
M
10
A
4
M
8
J
5
J
9
A
4
S
0
O
4
N
11
D
12
