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Parede do Tarrafal
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In the bay of Tarrafal, quite close to the shore we find this spot. Starting on a rocky plateaux at 6 mts , we start descending until around 20 mts following the wall in our right side. Exploring the several holes that exist in the wall, we can find several diferent species, always surrounded by shools of fish.
Doctorfish; parrot fish; nudibranch; morey eels; puffer fish; soldier fish; Cape Verde damzel; amberjacks; frog fish; spider crabs
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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
Alamy-WaterFrame
19 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 300
Alamy/Reinhard Dirscherl
Octopus
3 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 130
AdobeStock-JirinaVFR
Pufferfish
7 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 3
Shutterstock_Leo Lorenzo
Trumpetfish
7 Sightings
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Alamy-WaterFrame
Common Seahorse
5 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 3000
SSI-Peter-Schinck
Nudibranch
5 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 90
Shutterstock-Rich Carey
Angelfish
4 Sightings
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Alamy-WaterFrame
Spiny Seahorse
3 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 250
Shutterstock-Henry_and_Laura_Whittaker
Grouper/Basslets
3 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 130
Shutterstock_Krzysztof Odziomek
Butterfly Fish
3 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 85
iStock-mirecca
Surgeonfish
3 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 60
iStock-Global_Pics
Soldierfish
3 Sightings
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