ILHÉU DE SÃO ROQUE
★★★★★
(604)
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
Wildlife Sightings
Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content
Alamy/Reinhard Dirscherl
33 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
3
J
3
J
11
A
16
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0
iStock/ultramarinfoto
Wrasse
20 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
2
J
0
J
10
A
8
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0
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
iStock-Global_Pics
Barracuda
9 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
2
J
0
J
7
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0
Shutterstock-Henry_and_Laura_Whittaker
Grouper/Basslets
30 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
3
J
0
J
7
A
9
S
9
O
2
N
0
D
0
iStock-Miguel-Angelo-Silva.
Scorpionfish
25 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
7
J
3
J
15
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0
iStock-burnsboxco
Parrotfish
25 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
3
J
0
J
13
A
9
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0
AdobeStock-JirinaVFR
Pufferfish
20 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
7
J
4
J
9
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0
Alamy-Andre Seal
Damselfish
17 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
9
A
8
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0
iStock-Hoatzinexp
Jackfish
15 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
7
A
8
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0
