ILHÉU DE SÃO ROQUE
★★★★★
(784)
5min by boat from Ponta Delgada marina. It has a sand bottom between 5 and 10m deep. Ideal for Entry Level Divers. Surrounded by a volcanic wall from the surface to the bottom.
Species that can be spotted are groupers, hogfish, parrotfish, sea bream, queenfish, jack mackerel, moray eels, barracuda, hermit crabs, spider crabs and nudibranchs.
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.: 300
Alamy/Reinhard Dirscherl
46 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
3
J
5
J
15
A
23
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.: 600
iStock/ultramarinfoto
Wrasse
22 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
12
A
10
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.: 200
Alamy-WaterFrame
Moray Eel
11 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
8
O
3
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.: 100
iStock-burnsboxco
Parrotfish
27 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
3
J
0
J
14
A
10
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.: 250
Shutterstock-Henry_and_Laura_Whittaker
Grouper/Basslets
24 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
3
J
0
J
0
A
10
S
9
O
2
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
AdobeStock-JirinaVFR
Pufferfish
24 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
7
J
5
J
12
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.: 250
iStock-Miguel-Angelo-Silva.
Scorpionfish
23 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
7
J
0
J
16
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.: 350
Alamy-Andre Seal
Damselfish
10 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
10
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.: 80
iStock/Extreme-Photographer
Stingrays
7 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
1
M
0
J
6
J
0
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.: 90
Shutterstock-Levent Konuk
Goatfish
5 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
5
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
0
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