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Pailas
★★★★☆
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Pailas is located 20 minutes from Potrero Beach. We start the dive on the western part of the island and head south following the rock formations. The average depth is 14m, but can exceed 30m if you deviate a little.
There is a cleaning station with the possibility of seeing the mantas during season. Many species of schooling fish and if you go there when the water is cool. Many stingrays can be seen!
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: 200
Alamy-WaterFrame
117 Sightings
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14
F
13
M
17
A
6
M
5
J
5
J
12
A
3
S
7
O
6
N
14
D
15
iStock/Divepic
Giant Oceanic Manta Ray
74 Sightings
J
14
F
14
M
32
A
9
M
4
J
0
J
0
A
0
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0
O
1
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: 25
iStock/Juliosanjuan
Eagle Ray
57 Sightings
J
7
F
6
M
12
A
0
M
0
J
1
J
3
A
0
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0
O
4
N
7
D
17
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 300
Alamy/Reinhard Dirscherl
Octopus
36 Sightings
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0
F
6
M
7
A
3
M
0
J
1
J
6
A
0
S
0
O
1
N
0
D
12
iStock-June Jacobsen
Whitetip Reef Shark
216 Sightings
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24
F
23
M
32
A
16
M
8
J
4
J
13
A
4
S
8
O
12
N
30
D
42
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 130
AdobeStock-JirinaVFR
Pufferfish
74 Sightings
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8
F
11
M
17
A
5
M
4
J
2
J
6
A
0
S
2
O
3
N
6
D
10
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 90
Shutterstock-Rich Carey
Angelfish
61 Sightings
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0
F
6
M
8
A
3
M
3
J
2
J
12
A
2
S
8
O
2
N
7
D
8
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 80
iStock/Extreme-Photographer
Stingrays
51 Sightings
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0
F
15
M
23
A
3
M
0
J
1
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
2
N
7
D
0
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 130
Shutterstock_Krzysztof Odziomek
Butterfly Fish
38 Sightings
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0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
4
J
3
J
10
A
3
S
9
O
2
N
7
D
0
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 25
AdobeStock_Vladimir Wrangel
Boxfish
22 Sightings
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0
F
6
M
8
A
0
M
0
J
3
J
4
A
0
S
0
O
1
N
0
D
0
