Kwarcit Wreck (Boris)

★★★★☆ (719)

Artificial reef deployed and created by Manta Diving Center in January 2006 under their project Rebuilding Nature. This is the very first artificial reef in the Cape Verde archipelago.

Royal Spiny Lobster (Panulirus regius), Nudibranch (Flabellina arveleoi), African hind (Cephalopholis taeniops), Guinean grunt (Parapristipoma humile), Whale shark (Rhincodon typus).

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

100 Sightings
J
4
F
7
M
9
A
11
M
2
J
7
J
10
A
15
S
10
O
7
N
10
D
8
Green Turtle

Green Turtle

10 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
2
J
0
J
0
A
5
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
3
Loggerhead Turtle

Loggerhead Turtle

5 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
2
J
3
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.: 3

Trumpetfish

Trumpetfish

61 Sightings
J
4
F
3
M
0
A
6
M
2
J
0
J
6
A
10
S
12
O
5
N
7
D
6

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

Total number of species approx.: 60

Soldierfish

Soldierfish

28 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
4
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
9
S
3
O
5
N
4
D
3

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

Total number of species approx.: 100

Parrotfish

Parrotfish

26 Sightings
J
4
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
2
J
0
J
6
A
4
S
0
O
0
N
5
D
5

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

23 Sightings
J
4
F
0
M
0
A
6
M
2
J
0
J
4
A
4
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
3

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

Total number of species approx.: 130

Pufferfish

Pufferfish

17 Sightings
J
0
F
4
M
0
A
7
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
3
O
0
N
0
D
3

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

Total number of species approx.: 15

Tuna

Tuna

15 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
5
S
7
O
3
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.: 20

Porcupinefish

Porcupinefish

13 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
2
J
0
J
4
A
4
S
0
O
3
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.: 80

Stingrays

Stingrays

12 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
5
A
4
S
3
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

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

Total number of species approx.: 90

Goatfish

Goatfish

8 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
2
J
0
J
0
A
6
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.: 40

Jackfish

Jackfish

6 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
3
O
0
N
0
D
3

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

Total number of species approx.: 40

Triggerfish

Triggerfish

5 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
5

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

Total number of species approx.: 350

Damselfish

Damselfish

5 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
2
J
0
J
3
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0

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