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Punta dell’Arpa
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About a mile and a half in a westerly direction from the port of Ustica, is Punta dell’Arpa, characterized on the surface by the presence of its famous “scoglio del cornutone“. Underwater, two large rocks rise from a sandy bottom of 40 m, whose walls are colonized by large branches of red gorgonians.
Together with shoals of banded bream, salema and clouds of damselfish, scrutinizing the Posidonia meadow with an attentive eye (and with a little luck) it is possible to meet pipefish.
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iStock-Global_Pics
44 Sightings
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Alamy-WaterFrame
Moray Eel
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Grouper/Basslets
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SSI-Peter-Schinck
Nudibranch
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Parrotfish
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Scorpionfish
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Snapper
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Tuna
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AdobeStock-wildestanimal
Common Dolphin
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Pipefish
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