Snapper Hole

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Snapper Hole is a complex network of swim-throughs, tunnels, and caverns on the East End. Notable features include a cavern filmed for a BBC documentary, a massive 1872 Spanish-style anchor leaning against a coral head, and a mushroom-shaped formation known as Papa Smurf’s House.

Summer silverside swarms attract tarpon and jacks. The site hosts schoolmaster snappers, porkfish, and a resident green moray eel navigating the coral and mushroom-shaped structures.

Dive Activity

Wildlife Sightings

Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content

Barracuda

12 Sightings
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O
3
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1
D
1

Moray Eel

7 Sightings
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1
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2
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1
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1
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1

Green Turtle

2 Sightings
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1
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1
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0

Loggerhead Turtle

2 Sightings
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1
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1

Wrasse

2 Sightings
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2
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0

Hawksbill Turtle

1 Sightings
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1
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0

Snapper

11 Sightings
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1
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1
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J
1
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5
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2
D
1

Angelfish

9 Sightings
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1
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1
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0
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2
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1
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1
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2
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1

Lionfish

9 Sightings
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1
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1
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1
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0
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0
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0
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0
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1
O
4
N
1
D
0

Parrotfish

9 Sightings
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2
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2
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2
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2
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1

Tarpon

8 Sightings
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1
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1
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O
4
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1
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0

Spiny Lobster

8 Sightings
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1
M
1
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1
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1
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2
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2
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0

Nurse Shark

6 Sightings
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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0

Surgeonfish

6 Sightings
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1
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1
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1

Triggerfish

5 Sightings
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2
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1
N
1
D
1

Trumpetfish

5 Sightings
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1
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0
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J
1
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1
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D
1

Jackfish

4 Sightings
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1
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1
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0

Sweetlips and Grunts

4 Sightings
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1
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0
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J
1
A
0
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O
2
N
0
D
0

Pufferfish

4 Sightings
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1
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1
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0
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N
1
D
1

Butterfly Fish

3 Sightings
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1
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0
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1
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0
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N
1
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0

Clownfish

3 Sightings
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1
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1
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N
1
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0

Boxfish

3 Sightings
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2
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1
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0
D
0

Crab

3 Sightings
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M
1
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M
0
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1
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0

Soldierfish

2 Sightings
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0
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J
1
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1
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Squirrelfish

2 Sightings
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1
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1
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0

Bannerfish

2 Sightings
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1
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Grey Reef Shark

1 Sightings
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1
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0

Electric Ray

1 Sightings
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1
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Banded Sea Krait

1 Sightings
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0
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Sand Eel

1 Sightings
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1
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Conger Eel

1 Sightings
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0
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1
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0

Scorpionfish

1 Sightings
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0
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Damselfish

1 Sightings
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1
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0
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Garibaldi Damselfish

1 Sightings
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1
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Flounder

1 Sightings
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1
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0
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D
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Emperor

1 Sightings
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0
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O
1
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D
0

Panther Moray Eel (Dragon Eel)

1 Sightings
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M
1
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0
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0
O
0
N
0
D
0

Stonefish

1 Sightings
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M
0
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0
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