Gordon Rocks, Galapagos

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Near to the Santa Cruz Island and also known as the “washing machine”, you find the Gordon Rocks. Due to currents and upwellings, this dive site is suitable for advanced divers. On this site you will see hammerhead sharks and the famous oceanic sunfish (mola mola).

You can also find white tip reef sharks, Galapagos sharks, giant sea turtles, sting rays, eagle rays, mobula rays, panamic green morays, barracudas, Galapagos eels and various reef fish

Dive Activity

Potential Wildlife Sightings

Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content

Great Hammerhead Shark

Great Hammerhead Shark

862 Sightings
J
71
F
77
M
76
A
71
M
83
J
70
J
79
A
79
S
64
O
62
N
60
D
70
Green Turtle

Green Turtle

844 Sightings
J
74
F
70
M
82
A
97
M
95
J
61
J
74
A
62
S
60
O
41
N
58
D
70

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 25

Eagle Ray

Eagle Ray

638 Sightings
J
63
F
62
M
74
A
68
M
51
J
35
J
56
A
40
S
47
O
35
N
52
D
55
Scalloped Hammerhead

Scalloped Hammerhead

232 Sightings
J
29
F
16
M
32
A
31
M
24
J
12
J
18
A
16
S
10
O
16
N
16
D
12

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 7

Sea Lion

Sea Lion

187 Sightings
J
20
F
14
M
18
A
14
M
27
J
12
J
14
A
11
S
13
O
10
N
16
D
18

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 200

Moray Eel

Moray Eel

149 Sightings
J
10
F
19
M
19
A
24
M
8
J
12
J
8
A
10
S
5
O
8
N
14
D
12
Ocean Sunfish

Ocean Sunfish

111 Sightings
J
13
F
10
M
10
A
0
M
9
J
5
J
0
A
6
S
11
O
8
N
20
D
19
Reef Manta Ray

Reef Manta Ray

61 Sightings
J
12
F
10
M
15
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
6
O
10
N
8
D
0

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 600

Wrasse

Wrasse

57 Sightings
J
7
F
9
M
11
A
0
M
0
J
6
J
7
A
0
S
5
O
0
N
5
D
7
Whitetip Reef Shark

Whitetip Reef Shark

280 Sightings
J
26
F
32
M
47
A
39
M
38
J
20
J
20
A
17
S
14
O
0
N
15
D
12

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 80

Stingrays

Stingrays

273 Sightings
J
39
F
27
M
19
A
24
M
19
J
19
J
19
A
23
S
24
O
11
N
22
D
27
Blacktip Reef Shark

Blacktip Reef Shark

193 Sightings
J
15
F
20
M
27
A
26
M
19
J
10
J
16
A
9
S
13
O
8
N
14
D
16

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 100

Parrotfish

Parrotfish

122 Sightings
J
10
F
15
M
24
A
15
M
5
J
8
J
8
A
9
S
5
O
0
N
10
D
13

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 90

Angelfish

Angelfish

68 Sightings
J
15
F
11
M
17
A
0
M
0
J
5
J
0
A
0
S
4
O
0
N
5
D
11

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 130

Butterfly Fish

Butterfly Fish

50 Sightings
J
5
F
13
M
16
A
0
M
0
J
4
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
7
D
5
Silvertip Shark

Silvertip Shark

45 Sightings
J
0
F
7
M
12
A
18
M
0
J
3
J
5
A
0
S
0
O
0
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 approx.: 130

Pufferfish

Pufferfish

45 Sightings
J
6
F
11
M
10
A
0
M
0
J
5
J
0
A
5
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
8

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 3

Trumpetfish

Trumpetfish

45 Sightings
J
6
F
5
M
9
A
11
M
0
J
0
J
5
A
5
S
0
O
0
N
4
D
0