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Playa Cas Abao
★★★★☆
(2,074)
Known by many as the most beautiful beach on Curacao, and thought to be one of the 5 most beautiful beaches in the world, Playa Cas Abou is a wonderful shore dive with a healthy reef system teeming with marine life siting right off the beach. White sandy bottom with the drop off starting at 9 mtr / 27 ft.
It is the home of a large scaly tailed mantis and frogfishes have also been regulary spotted here. In the deeper part you often find green moray and lobster
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
353 Sightings
J
34
F
18
M
37
A
34
M
27
J
22
J
38
A
30
S
34
O
17
N
36
D
26
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 27
iStock-Global_Pics
Barracuda
92 Sightings
J
9
F
0
M
10
A
11
M
6
J
7
J
15
A
0
S
14
O
0
N
11
D
9
Shutterstock-Shane Myers Photography
Green Turtle
74 Sightings
J
15
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
14
J
8
J
15
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
10
D
12
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 300
Alamy/Reinhard Dirscherl
Octopus
23 Sightings
J
12
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
11
D
0
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 600
iStock/ultramarinfoto
Wrasse
15 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
15
O
0
N
0
D
0
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 100
iStock-burnsboxco
Parrotfish
330 Sightings
J
24
F
13
M
33
A
32
M
30
J
23
J
33
A
28
S
36
O
22
N
29
D
27
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 3
Shutterstock_Leo Lorenzo
Trumpetfish
295 Sightings
J
26
F
12
M
24
A
28
M
20
J
13
J
31
A
33
S
32
O
25
N
25
D
26
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 12
iStock/cinoby
Lionfish
270 Sightings
J
16
F
16
M
22
A
29
M
22
J
24
J
42
A
15
S
28
O
22
N
21
D
13
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 25
AdobeStock_Vladimir Wrangel
Boxfish
247 Sightings
J
21
F
14
M
18
A
19
M
18
J
11
J
26
A
29
S
31
O
21
N
16
D
23
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 130
AdobeStock-JirinaVFR
Pufferfish
215 Sightings
J
17
F
9
M
28
A
18
M
15
J
19
J
28
A
21
S
25
O
20
N
0
D
15
