Ponta dos Caminhos

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Ponta Dos Caminhos is a spot enclosed in a small bay surrounded by cliffs with a large rock in the middle that comes outof the water during low tide. The key characteristics of the spot are the existence of two passages whichgo all the way through the cliffs to the other side. Depth varies from 13m to 5m

Great variety of species including: nudibranchs, sponges, crustaceans (spider crab and devil crab), conger andmoray eels, cephalopods (octopus and cuttlefish), and many species of fish

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

125 Sightings
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11
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8
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27
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54
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14
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8
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1
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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.: 200

Moray Eel

Moray Eel

26 Sightings
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1
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5
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7
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9
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4
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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.: 250

Scorpionfish

Scorpionfish

81 Sightings
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1
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7
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4
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20
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33
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10
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6
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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.: 3000

Nudibranch

Nudibranch

75 Sightings
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2
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12
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6
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14
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26
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10
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4
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1
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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

Crab

Crab

50 Sightings
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3
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7
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12
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18
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8
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1
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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.: 190

Conger Eel

Conger Eel

39 Sightings
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1
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3
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10
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16
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5
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4
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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.: 40

Jackfish

Jackfish

38 Sightings
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2
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0
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0
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14
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15
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7
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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.: 3400

Shrimp

Shrimp

23 Sightings
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1
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4
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11
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7
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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.: 90

Goatfish

Goatfish

20 Sightings
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1
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10
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9
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0
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0
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0

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