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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 approx.: 300
Alamy/Reinhard Dirscherl
32 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 200
Alamy-WaterFrame
Moray Eel
8 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 600
iStock/ultramarinfoto
Wrasse
2 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 190
Alamy-Water Frame
Conger Eel
15 Sightings
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The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 3000
SSI-Peter-Schinck
Nudibranch
9 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 110
iStock-Rainer von Brandis
Snapper
6 Sightings
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The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 120
SSI-Peter-Schinck
Cuttlefish
6 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 40
iStock-Hoatzinexp
Jackfish
4 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 7000
iStock-Michael Zeigler
Crab
4 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 130
iStock-Christian von Mach
Pipefish
3 Sightings
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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
2 Sightings
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The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 120
AdobeStock-Composer.
Flounder
2 Sightings
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The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 300
Shutterstock_DiveIvanov
Squid
2 Sightings
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