Gato Island
★★★★☆
(15,134)
Gato Island is a well preserved marine reserve and sea snake sanctuary. This is one of the five famous dive sites on the Island. The site is a tunnel where you take a tour underneath the island. This site is best for more experienced divers/
You can see whitetip sharks, nudibranchs, seahorses, pipefish, scorpionfish, sea snakes, pufferfish, and schools of big-mouth mackerel.
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 approx.: 200
Alamy-WaterFrame
817 Sightings
J
98
F
95
M
111
A
124
M
49
J
37
J
24
A
41
S
43
O
39
N
92
D
64
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 300
Alamy/Reinhard Dirscherl
Octopus
207 Sightings
J
22
F
22
M
25
A
60
M
16
J
11
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
19
D
32
iStock-June Jacobsen
Whitetip Reef Shark
3.9k Sightings
J
392
F
511
M
668
A
539
M
312
J
141
J
119
A
172
S
150
O
161
N
331
D
394
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 28
Udo Kefrig
Clownfish
2.9k Sightings
J
298
F
326
M
428
A
411
M
244
J
114
J
101
A
168
S
131
O
146
N
275
D
258
Alamy-WaterFrame
Common Seahorse
2.6k Sightings
J
209
F
325
M
387
A
393
M
279
J
110
J
78
A
143
S
117
O
86
N
222
D
233
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 7
iStock-atese
Pygmy Seahorse
1.6k Sightings
J
148
F
174
M
239
A
278
M
220
J
103
J
101
A
100
S
45
O
59
N
80
D
81
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 130
iStock-Christian von Mach
Pipefish
1.4k Sightings
J
142
F
144
M
214
A
205
M
150
J
70
J
54
A
79
S
62
O
51
N
96
D
113
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 3000
SSI-Peter-Schinck
Nudibranch
1.3k Sightings
J
143
F
158
M
135
A
206
M
112
J
59
J
29
A
69
S
64
O
61
N
151
D
143
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 130
AdobeStock-JirinaVFR
Pufferfish
886 Sightings
J
94
F
102
M
103
A
141
M
68
J
38
J
21
A
64
S
45
O
46
N
94
D
70
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
880 Sightings
J
109
F
91
M
99
A
125
M
69
J
45
J
27
A
54
S
57
O
44
N
90
D
70
