© DIVING CENTER SARACEN, 90040 isola delle femmine
Franata di Ponente
★★★★★
(955)
West of the Isolotto di Isola delle Femmine, a 10-minute boat ride from the diving site we can find Franata di Ponente, a dive suitable for everyone from beginners to experts; its depth varies from 5 to 50 meters.
Numerous species of parrotfish inhabit the 3- to 10-meter plateau while lobsters, large scorpionfish, snouts, bream, snappers and gorgonians can be seen on the vertical walls.
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: 200
Alamy-WaterFrame
198 Sightings
J
8
F
8
M
7
A
18
M
16
J
11
J
32
A
31
S
15
O
14
N
16
D
22
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
57 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
7
J
11
A
14
S
7
O
11
N
7
D
0
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 300
Alamy/Reinhard Dirscherl
Octopus
54 Sightings
J
2
F
0
M
0
A
5
M
0
J
7
J
20
A
16
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
4
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 250
Shutterstock-Henry_and_Laura_Whittaker
Grouper/Basslets
225 Sightings
J
5
F
3
M
6
A
17
M
21
J
18
J
28
A
38
S
27
O
21
N
15
D
26
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 250
iStock-Miguel-Angelo-Silva.
Scorpionfish
147 Sightings
J
8
F
6
M
6
A
17
M
15
J
10
J
16
A
19
S
18
O
10
N
9
D
13
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 100
iStock-burnsboxco
Parrotfish
67 Sightings
J
2
F
2
M
0
A
5
M
7
J
4
J
11
A
18
S
7
O
7
N
0
D
4
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 110
iStock-Rainer von Brandis
Snapper
16 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
5
J
0
A
0
S
8
O
0
N
3
D
0
