Illa Mateua

★★★★☆ (3,075)

It is an easy dive. The average depth is between 10 and 14 meters. It is accessed from the coast. Suitable for beginners and photographers. Great variety of macro species such as nudibranchs and crustaceans. If you are lucky, you will be able to find seahorses.

There is a wide variety of nudibranchs, scorpionfish, octopus and moray eels. On rare occasions, seahorses are found on the wall and sandy bottom.

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

Moray Eel

Moray Eel

299 Sightings
J
1
F
0
M
2
A
9
M
11
J
31
J
99
A
75
S
50
O
17
N
1
D
3

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

Total number of species approx.: 300

Octopus

Octopus

273 Sightings
J
4
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
13
J
31
J
80
A
65
S
51
O
26
N
1
D
2

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

18 Sightings
J
1
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
17
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

Scorpionfish

Scorpionfish

132 Sightings
J
1
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
17
J
47
A
36
S
31
O
0
N
0
D
0

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Total number of species approx.: 60

Spiny Lobster

Spiny Lobster

98 Sightings
J
1
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
16
J
30
A
26
S
21
O
0
N
1
D
3

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

Total number of species approx.: 3000

Nudibranch

Nudibranch

89 Sightings
J
1
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
17
J
28
A
17
S
15
O
11
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.: 55

Lobster

Lobster

63 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
20
J
26
A
16
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
1

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Total number of species approx.: 3400

Shrimp

Shrimp

43 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
15
A
16
S
12
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.: 7000

Crab

Crab

29 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
15
A
14
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.: 110

Snapper

Snapper

22 Sightings
J
2
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
10
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

Grouper/Basslets

Grouper/Basslets

18 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
17
S
0
O
0
N
1
D
0

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

Total number of species approx.: 190

Conger Eel

Conger Eel

11 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
10
O
0
N
1
D
0

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

Total number of species approx.: 1900

Starfish

Starfish

11 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
11
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.: 120

Cuttlefish

Cuttlefish

10 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
10
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0

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