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Jardim das Gorgónias
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On Paço de Pau Bay we find this Gorgonias garden. On a sandy bottom with small rocky canoyns we dive along the sand and rock exploring all holes looking for differents species. all the bottom is full of gorgonias along the away, that makes it a very beautifull dive. Average depth 15 mts ; max depth 20 mts.
sponges; gorgonias; parrot fish; doctorfish; lobsters; crabs; nurse sharks; oceanic triggerfish; trompet fish; damzel; butterfly fish, nudibranch
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: 300
Alamy/Reinhard Dirscherl
29 Sightings
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Total number of species: 200
Alamy-WaterFrame
Moray Eel
8 Sightings
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Total number of species: 600
iStock/ultramarinfoto
Wrasse
2 Sightings
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Total number of species: 190
Alamy-Water Frame
Conger Eel
14 Sightings
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Total number of species: 3000
SSI-Peter-Schinck
Nudibranch
9 Sightings
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Total number of species: 110
iStock-Rainer von Brandis
Snapper
6 Sightings
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Total number of species: 120
SSI-Peter-Schinck
Cuttlefish
6 Sightings
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Total number of species: 40
iStock-Hoatzinexp
Jackfish
4 Sightings
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Total number of species: 7000
iStock-Michael Zeigler
Crab
4 Sightings
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Total number of species: 130
iStock-Christian von Mach
Pipefish
3 Sightings
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Total number of species: 80
iStock/Extreme-Photographer
Stingrays
2 Sightings
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Total number of species: 120
AdobeStock-Composer.
Flounder
2 Sightings
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Total number of species: 300
Shutterstock_DiveIvanov
Squid
2 Sightings
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