Playa Ancon
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There is a beautiful coral garden here that also looks quite healthy but the fish life is sparse, possibly due to overfishing by the local community.
You’ll see typical Caribbean life like nurse and reef sharks, possible eagle rays, turtles, stingrays, and lots of fish: snapper, angelfish, grunts, parrot fish, and grouper.
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.: 200
Alamy-WaterFrame
4 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 27
iStock-Global_Pics
Barracuda
3 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 12
iStock/cinoby
Lionfish
11 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 130
Shutterstock_Krzysztof Odziomek
Butterfly Fish
4 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 100
iStock-burnsboxco
Parrotfish
4 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 60
iStock-Global_Pics
Spiny Lobster
4 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.: 150
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Sweetlips and Grunts
3 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 60
iStock-Global_Pics
Soldierfish
3 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 25
AdobeStock_Vladimir Wrangel
Boxfish
3 Sightings
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The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 7000
iStock-Michael Zeigler
Crab
3 Sightings
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