Illa Mateua

★★★★☆ (2,814)

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

267 Sightings
J
1
F
0
M
2
A
9
M
11
J
30
J
90
A
59
S
44
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

241 Sightings
J
4
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
13
J
31
J
76
A
49
S
39
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

16 Sightings
J
1
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
15
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

111 Sightings
J
1
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
16
J
41
A
28
S
25
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.: 60

Spiny Lobster

Spiny Lobster

91 Sightings
J
1
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
14
J
28
A
23
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

78 Sightings
J
1
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
16
J
27
A
10
S
13
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

60 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
20
J
24
A
15
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
1

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

Total number of species approx.: 3400

Shrimp

Shrimp

36 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
12
A
13
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.: 7000

Crab

Crab

23 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
13
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.: 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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