Lost Anchor (Anchora, White Reef)

★★★★☆ (1,300)

When the current goes out of Santa Maria Bay, this is a great way to experience the Lost Anchor and Farol dive sites as a drift dive. On 3 depth levels you can experience lots of underwater creatures.

Typical Capeverdian reef fauna: soldierfish, gruntfish, trumpetfish, small stingrays, moray eels, nudibranchs, octopus and cuttlefish

Dive Activity

Potential Wildlife Sightings

Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content

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Total number of species: 200

Moray Eel

164 Sightings
J
9
F
11
M
19
A
9
M
9
J
14
J
19
A
16
S
13
O
10
N
11
D
24

Green Turtle

98 Sightings
J
5
F
0
M
18
A
8
M
5
J
14
J
13
A
0
S
0
O
9
N
15
D
11

Loggerhead Turtle

21 Sightings
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0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
8
J
5
J
0
A
0
S
8
O
0
N
0
D
0

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Total number of species: 80

Stingrays

184 Sightings
J
10
F
16
M
22
A
10
M
9
J
13
J
20
A
12
S
15
O
15
N
19
D
23

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Total number of species: 3

Trumpetfish

136 Sightings
J
5
F
6
M
16
A
5
M
9
J
11
J
19
A
14
S
13
O
10
N
15
D
13

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Total number of species: 130

Pufferfish

88 Sightings
J
7
F
0
M
13
A
7
M
0
J
12
J
13
A
8
S
6
O
0
N
9
D
13

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Total number of species: 100

Parrotfish

83 Sightings
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0
F
6
M
12
A
6
M
0
J
9
J
15
A
11
S
7
O
5
N
0
D
12

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Total number of species: 2

Nurse Shark

80 Sightings
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0
F
6
M
0
A
14
M
6
J
6
J
11
A
10
S
10
O
7
N
10
D
0

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Total number of species: 60

Soldierfish

59 Sightings
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0
F
0
M
12
A
6
M
5
J
0
J
12
A
9
S
6
O
9
N
0
D
0

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Total number of species: 85

Surgeonfish

39 Sightings
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0
F
0
M
10
A
0
M
4
J
0
J
0
A
10
S
0
O
8
N
0
D
7

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Total number of species: 90

Goatfish

39 Sightings
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0
F
0
M
10
A
0
M
5
J
0
J
9
A
10
S
5
O
0
N
0
D
0

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Total number of species: 20

Porcupinefish

25 Sightings
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5
F
0
M
6
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
9
S
5
O
0
N
0
D
0

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Total number of species: 150

Sweetlips and Grunts

15 Sightings
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0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
8
S
0
O
7
N
0
D
0

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Total number of species: 3

Cornetfish

15 Sightings
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0
F
0
M
8
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
7

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Total number of species: 90

Angelfish

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

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