Secca di Ponente
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(618)
The top of the shoal is between 8 m and 15 m deep, for about 300 metres in length, with its flattened ovoid shape, more or less parallel to the coast and about 300 metres away from it. It offers a conformation rich in ravines, small and large hollow caves, imposing rocks and walls.
The benthic fauna is rich and colourful with gorgonians, porifers and madrepores; large shoals of barracudas, red groupers and skipjack tuna prey on the dense shoals of anchovies.
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.: 27
iStock-Global_Pics
119 Sightings
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5
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12
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54
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30
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9
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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
Alamy-WaterFrame
Moray Eel
94 Sightings
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3
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4
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12
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40
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19
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10
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3
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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
Shutterstock-Henry_and_Laura_Whittaker
Grouper/Basslets
120 Sightings
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1
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8
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11
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58
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26
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10
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4
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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.: 110
iStock-Rainer von Brandis
Snapper
100 Sightings
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1
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3
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4
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6
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47
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27
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10
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2
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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.: 100
iStock-burnsboxco
Parrotfish
57 Sightings
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3
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4
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8
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22
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11
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6
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3
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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
SSI-Peter-Schinck
Nudibranch
31 Sightings
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3
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0
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17
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8
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2
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1
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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.: 250
iStock-Miguel-Angelo-Silva.
Scorpionfish
18 Sightings
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1
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4
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10
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2
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