Orange Coral

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The Reef of Playa Chica is ideal for all types of diving, where a wall that starts at 5 m can go beyond 40 m. almost at the end of the wall there is a small cave where inside is the so-called “Orange Coral“.

A small cave, where there is a branch of Orange Coral, also lives several specimens of grouper, bream, white-eyed, anemone, and pelagic life such as sardines and tunids is observed.

Dive Activity

Potential Wildlife Sightings

Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content

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Total number of species: 27

Barracuda

196 Sightings
J
14
F
13
M
9
A
8
M
18
J
11
J
24
A
18
S
17
O
27
N
26
D
11

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Total number of species: 300

Octopus

104 Sightings
J
9
F
0
M
0
A
7
M
11
J
0
J
10
A
12
S
16
O
25
N
14
D
0

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Total number of species: 250

Grouper/Basslets

317 Sightings
J
23
F
14
M
21
A
10
M
33
J
14
J
32
A
39
S
26
O
49
N
37
D
19

Common Seahorse

282 Sightings
J
20
F
6
M
16
A
11
M
33
J
14
J
35
A
33
S
28
O
31
N
37
D
18

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Total number of species: 120

Cuttlefish

147 Sightings
J
7
F
7
M
8
A
9
M
13
J
8
J
14
A
18
S
15
O
21
N
15
D
12

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Total number of species: 3

Trumpetfish

141 Sightings
J
12
F
8
M
9
A
7
M
12
J
0
J
17
A
18
S
18
O
21
N
19
D
0

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Total number of species: 26

Angel Shark

132 Sightings
J
22
F
4
M
15
A
16
M
26
J
7
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
13
N
20
D
9

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Total number of species: 80

Stingrays

83 Sightings
J
8
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
23
J
9
J
15
A
0
S
16
O
12
N
0
D
0

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Total number of species: 100

Parrotfish

69 Sightings
J
8
F
0
M
7
A
0
M
0
J
7
J
19
A
0
S
0
O
15
N
13
D
0

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

Total number of species: 120

Flounder

44 Sightings
J
7
F
5
M
0
A
0
M
12
J
0
J
0
A
10
S
0
O
0
N
10
D
0

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