La Cresta - Isla del Fraile

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The Dutch cave is a small hollow located in the southern wall of the lower part of Cabo de Cope in Calabardina. One of three dives on the Isla del Fraile with no or very slight current, you will follow along the wall with a progressive drop from 5 to 25m.

You will see find moray and conger eels, obladas, sargos, octopuses, serranos, kinglets, and red mullet on the sandy bottom. There are also grouper, sea bream, and dentex.

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

301 Sightings
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18
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31
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86
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85
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40
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30
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8
D
3

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Total number of species approx.: 300

Octopus

Octopus

282 Sightings
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9
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11
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41
J
83
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75
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44
O
19
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0
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0

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Total number of species approx.: 27

Barracuda

Barracuda

60 Sightings
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12
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29
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19
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0
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0
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0
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0

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Total number of species approx.: 25

Eagle Ray

Eagle Ray

34 Sightings
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0
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0
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0
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0
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10
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24
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0
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0
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0
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0

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Total number of species approx.: 250

Grouper/Basslets

Grouper/Basslets

214 Sightings
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0
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0
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12
M
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25
J
55
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61
S
33
O
28
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0
D
0
Common Seahorse

Common Seahorse

165 Sightings
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
J
44
A
71
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31
O
14
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5
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0

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Total number of species approx.: 190

Conger Eel

Conger Eel

62 Sightings
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0
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1
A
9
M
0
J
0
J
30
A
22
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0
O
0
N
0
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0

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Total number of species approx.: 3000

Nudibranch

Nudibranch

56 Sightings
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0
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0
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0
M
0
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16
J
21
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16
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0
O
0
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0
D
3

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Total number of species approx.: 130

Pipefish

Pipefish

35 Sightings
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0
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0
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0
M
0
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0
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18
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17
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0
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0
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0
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0

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Total number of species approx.: 80

Stingrays

Stingrays

19 Sightings
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0
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0
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0
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0
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19
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0

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