Pedra do Alto

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Pedra do Alto is a line of natural rocky reefs at a maximum depth of 18 meters in the sand and about 13 meters in the highest part of the reef. As in any other dive site, on the Algarve coast, there are the famous red scorpion fish.

Here we can find, conger eels, octopuses, velvet swimmer crab, crabs, morays. Sometimes, in the sand, it is also possible to see rays, or marbled electric ray.

Dive Activity

Potential Wildlife Sightings

Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content

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Total number of species: 300

Octopus

68 Sightings
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Total number of species: 200

Moray Eel

20 Sightings
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Total number of species: 7000

Crab

20 Sightings
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Total number of species: 250

Scorpionfish

13 Sightings
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Total number of species: 3000

Nudibranch

10 Sightings
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