© HERAKLION DIVING CENTER, 70014 Hersonissos, Heraklion Prefect
St. George
★★★★☆
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At the end of the bay of Hersonissos there is a wall type reef we call St. George, named after the church near by. The dive site is about 300 meters long and we split it in 2 parts. Shallow and Deeper. Shallow part starts from 6 meters depth and goes down to 12-13 meters. Deeper part is from 12 to 19 meters.
Typical Mediterranean sea life can be also seen here. The Lionfish have taken over most this area now and we find many of them along the wall.
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
Alamy/Reinhard Dirscherl
103 Sightings
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13
J
10
J
30
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23
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14
O
13
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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.: 200
Alamy-WaterFrame
Moray Eel
31 Sightings
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10
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10
O
11
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0
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Total number of species approx.: 12
iStock/cinoby
Lionfish
266 Sightings
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1
M
19
J
32
J
50
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79
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54
O
31
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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.: 250
Shutterstock-Henry_and_Laura_Whittaker
Grouper/Basslets
97 Sightings
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9
J
8
J
10
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38
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23
O
9
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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.: 350
Alamy-Andre Seal
Damselfish
78 Sightings
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6
J
10
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16
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23
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15
O
8
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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.: 100
iStock-burnsboxco
Parrotfish
49 Sightings
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0
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8
J
8
J
12
A
20
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0
O
0
N
0
D
1
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
48 Sightings
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1
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8
J
11
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0
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14
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14
O
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.: 120
AdobeStock-Composer.
Flounder
35 Sightings
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0
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0
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0
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0
J
8
J
11
A
16
S
0
O
0
N
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.: 3000
SSI-Peter-Schinck
Nudibranch
19 Sightings
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0
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0
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0
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0
J
0
J
0
A
0
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11
O
8
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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.: 130
Shutterstock-Vladimir Wrangel
Sole
12 Sightings
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0
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0
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0
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12
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0
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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.: 80
iStock/Extreme-Photographer
Stingrays
11 Sightings
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0
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0
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0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
11
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0
O
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.: 90
Shutterstock-Levent Konuk
Goatfish
11 Sightings
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0
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0
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0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
10
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0
O
0
N
0
D
1
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 7000
iStock-Michael Zeigler
Crab
11 Sightings
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0
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0
M
0
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0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
0
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0
O
11
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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.: 250
iStock-Miguel-Angelo-Silva.
Scorpionfish
10 Sightings
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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10
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0
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