Orange Coral

★★★★☆ (2,341)

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

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

Total number of species approx.: 27

Barracuda

Barracuda

226 Sightings
J
14
F
13
M
12
A
8
M
23
J
19
J
30
A
21
S
21
O
28
N
26
D
11

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

Total number of species approx.: 300

Octopus

Octopus

124 Sightings
J
9
F
0
M
9
A
8
M
13
J
0
J
13
A
15
S
18
O
25
N
14
D
0

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

Total number of species approx.: 25

Eagle Ray

Eagle Ray

11 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
11
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

Grouper/Basslets

Grouper/Basslets

400 Sightings
J
23
F
16
M
31
A
12
M
46
J
25
J
50
A
50
S
42
O
49
N
37
D
19
Common Seahorse

Common Seahorse

367 Sightings
J
20
F
8
M
24
A
15
M
48
J
25
J
54
A
44
S
42
O
32
N
37
D
18

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

193 Sightings
J
12
F
9
M
11
A
11
M
17
J
10
J
30
A
24
S
29
O
21
N
19
D
0

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

Total number of species approx.: 26

Angel Shark

Angel Shark

157 Sightings
J
22
F
7
M
24
A
18
M
29
J
15
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
13
N
20
D
9

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

Total number of species approx.: 120

Cuttlefish

Cuttlefish

146 Sightings
J
7
F
7
M
0
A
9
M
13
J
10
J
14
A
19
S
19
O
21
N
15
D
12

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

142 Sightings
J
8
F
5
M
0
A
9
M
29
J
18
J
29
A
12
S
20
O
12
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.: 100

Parrotfish

Parrotfish

98 Sightings
J
8
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
11
J
26
A
10
S
15
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 approx.: 120

Flounder

Flounder

58 Sightings
J
7
F
5
M
0
A
0
M
15
J
0
J
10
A
11
S
0
O
0
N
10
D
0

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

29 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
19
A
0
S
10
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.: 3000

Nudibranch

Nudibranch

12 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
12
J
0
J
0
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.: 40

Jackfish

Jackfish

10 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
10
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.: 7000

Crab

Crab

10 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
10
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0

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