Piedra Ahogada

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© REFUGIO DE BUZOS, 2001 Edo. Carabobo
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© REFUGIO DE BUZOS, 2001 Edo. Carabobo
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© REFUGIO DE BUZOS, 2001 Edo. Carabobo

Piedra Ahogada

★★★★★ (7)

Piedra La Ahogada is a submerged rock to a depth of 25m whose top reaches 10m and is usually dived from the bottom in a spiral to its tip, ending the dive going up the reef to the left until reaching the sandy area where the boat anchors.

In the Piedra La Ahogada is usually in the background the Moray “Godzilla“, which is an eel about 3m long; You can also see the spiral corals typical of deep waters

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Potential Wildlife Sightings

Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content

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Total number of species approx.: 27

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Total number of species approx.: 600

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Wrasse

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Total number of species approx.: 12

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Lionfish

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Total number of species approx.: 90

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Angelfish

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Total number of species approx.: 130

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Butterfly Fish

Butterfly Fish
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Total number of species approx.: 100

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Parrotfish

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Total number of species approx.: 60

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Soldierfish

Soldierfish
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Total number of species approx.: 60

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Squirrelfish

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Total number of species approx.: 130

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Pufferfish

Pufferfish
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Total number of species approx.: 25

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Boxfish

Boxfish
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Total number of species approx.: 7000

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Crab

Crab
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Total number of species approx.: 80

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Stingrays

Stingrays
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Total number of species approx.: 300

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Snake Eel

Snake Eel
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Total number of species approx.: 190

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Conger Eel

Conger Eel
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Total number of species approx.: 85

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Surgeonfish

Surgeonfish
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Total number of species approx.: 150

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Sweetlips and Grunts

Sweetlips and Grunts
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Total number of species approx.: 40

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Triggerfish

Triggerfish
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Total number of species approx.: 350

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Damselfish

Damselfish
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Total number of species approx.: 90

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Goatfish

Goatfish
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Total number of species approx.: 3

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Cornetfish

Cornetfish
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Total number of species approx.: 20

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Porcupinefish

Porcupinefish
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Garibaldi Damselfish

Garibaldi Damselfish
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Total number of species approx.: 3

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Trumpetfish

Trumpetfish
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Total number of species approx.: 8

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Bannerfish

Bannerfish
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Total number of species approx.: 80

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Emperor

Emperor
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Total number of species approx.: 50

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Sea Wasp

Sea Wasp
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REFUGIO DE BUZOS

REFUGIO DE BUZOS

Valencia, 2001 Edo. Carabobo, Venezuela
REFUGIO DE BUZOS

REFUGIO DE BUZOS

Valencia, 2001 Edo. Carabobo, Venezuela

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