El Peñon (Wreck)

★★★★☆ (5,654)

El Peñon is one of the best wreck dives in Tenerife. This wreck is perfect for the wreck diver specialty, but also for fun dives. Sea conditions are great for most of the year.

It is possible to find big schools of breams, barracudas, nudibranchs, octopi, shrimps, scorpionfishes, and much much more.

Dive Activity

Potential Wildlife Sightings

Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content

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Total number of species: 27

Barracuda

414 Sightings
J
52
F
22
M
44
A
28
M
26
J
30
J
30
A
39
S
46
O
35
N
35
D
27

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Total number of species: 300

Octopus

354 Sightings
J
41
F
14
M
12
A
21
M
14
J
20
J
20
A
43
S
51
O
58
N
33
D
27

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Total number of species: 25

Eagle Ray

33 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
11
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
12
O
10
N
0
D
0

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Total number of species: 3

Trumpetfish

437 Sightings
J
54
F
18
M
44
A
23
M
39
J
35
J
22
A
40
S
43
O
55
N
37
D
27

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Total number of species: 80

Stingrays

214 Sightings
J
26
F
11
M
0
A
0
M
13
J
15
J
34
A
29
S
18
O
32
N
18
D
18

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Total number of species: 100

Parrotfish

188 Sightings
J
17
F
0
M
15
A
16
M
19
J
14
J
0
A
21
S
26
O
28
N
21
D
11

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Total number of species: 7000

Crab

181 Sightings
J
24
F
0
M
15
A
0
M
16
J
16
J
14
A
19
S
26
O
25
N
16
D
10

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Total number of species: 120

Flounder

117 Sightings
J
14
F
0
M
0
A
11
M
0
J
11
J
11
A
0
S
16
O
21
N
22
D
11

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Total number of species: 30

Sand Eel

116 Sightings
J
13
F
10
M
0
A
0
M
10
J
13
J
10
A
18
S
14
O
16
N
12
D
0

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Total number of species: 250

Scorpionfish

97 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
11
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
10
A
0
S
15
O
34
N
16
D
11

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Total number of species: 120

Cuttlefish

90 Sightings
J
19
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
17
S
22
O
19
N
13
D
0

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Total number of species: 3400

Shrimp

84 Sightings
J
10
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
12
J
10
J
0
A
16
S
14
O
12
N
10
D
0

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Total number of species: 350

Damselfish

67 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
13
A
0
M
12
J
0
J
0
A
14
S
11
O
17
N
0
D
0

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Total number of species: 250

Grouper/Basslets

37 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
10
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
11
O
16
N
0
D
0

Common Seahorse

34 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
14
O
10
N
0
D
10

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Total number of species: 130

Pufferfish

34 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
11
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
23
N
0
D
0

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Total number of species: 40

Jackfish

31 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
13
O
18
N
0
D
0

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