Gato Island
★★★★☆
(16,343)
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
837 Sightings
J
98
F
95
M
111
A
124
M
53
J
48
J
28
A
41
S
43
O
39
N
93
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
239 Sightings
J
22
F
22
M
25
A
61
M
20
J
28
J
0
A
10
S
0
O
0
N
19
D
32
iStock-June Jacobsen
Whitetip Reef Shark
4k Sightings
J
392
F
511
M
668
A
541
M
361
J
172
J
132
A
176
S
150
O
161
N
334
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
3k Sightings
J
298
F
326
M
428
A
412
M
266
J
148
J
112
A
172
S
131
O
146
N
278
D
258
Alamy-WaterFrame
Common Seahorse
2.6k Sightings
J
209
F
325
M
387
A
393
M
298
J
138
J
87
A
143
S
117
O
86
N
223
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
1.7k Sightings
J
148
F
174
M
239
A
278
M
231
J
114
J
104
A
102
S
45
O
59
N
81
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
207
M
167
J
89
J
65
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
1.4k Sightings
J
143
F
158
M
135
A
207
M
129
J
92
J
45
A
75
S
64
O
61
N
154
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
925 Sightings
J
94
F
102
M
103
A
141
M
79
J
55
J
28
A
68
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
913 Sightings
J
109
F
91
M
99
A
125
M
81
J
60
J
32
A
55
S
57
O
44
N
90
D
70
