Peñón del Santo

★★★★☆ (479)

3 Peñones, 1 dive and lots of marine life. Welcome in the Peñones del Santo, under the Cross, symbol of Almuñecar in front of the dive center "Buceo Almuñecar".

Shoals of typical Mediterranean fish (bogas, bream, bream, damselfish, salps, obladas, mullets ...), barracudas, bonito, epirographs, yellow coral, anemones, ceriantus, torpedoes ....

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.: 300

Octopus

Octopus

35 Sightings
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1
F
1
M
4
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4
M
3
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3
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0
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14
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4
O
0
N
1
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0

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Total number of species approx.: 27

Barracuda

Barracuda

3 Sightings
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1
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2
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0
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0
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Total number of species approx.: 190

Conger Eel

Conger Eel

18 Sightings
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0
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1
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4
M
1
J
3
J
0
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6
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0
O
2
N
1
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0

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Total number of species approx.: 60

Electric Ray

Electric Ray

12 Sightings
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1
F
1
M
1
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0
M
0
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0
J
0
A
8
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0
O
0
N
1
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0

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Total number of species approx.: 120

Cuttlefish

Cuttlefish

8 Sightings
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1
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2
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1
J
4
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0

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

Total number of species approx.: 250

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

5 Sightings
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1
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0
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0
J
3
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0
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0
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0
O
0
N
1
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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

4 Sightings
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0
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0
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0
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4
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
Common Seahorse

Common Seahorse

3 Sightings
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2
F
1
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0

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

Total number of species approx.: 300

Squid

Squid

3 Sightings
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0
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0
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3
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0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
0
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0
O
0
N
0
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0

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Total number of species approx.: 150

Sweetlips and Grunts

Sweetlips and Grunts

2 Sightings
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2
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
O
0
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Total number of species approx.: 90

Goatfish

Goatfish

2 Sightings
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2
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0
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0
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0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
0
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0
O
0
N
0
D
0

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Total number of species approx.: 3400

Shrimp

Shrimp

2 Sightings
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0
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0
M
1
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0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
1
D
0

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

Total number of species approx.: 80

Mullet

Mullet

2 Sightings
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0
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1
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1
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0
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0
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0

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