Tug Orange (Wreck)

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The Tug Orange is an 80ft tug boat that sits upright in 45ft of water. It is part of the Pinellas County Artificial Reef Program. The tug was built in 1903 as an 80-foot long, steel-hulled harbor tug. Orange was a workhorse used to push railroad barges in the New York Harbor.

You’ll see the typical Gulf of Mexico Caribbean fish species like stingrays, snapper, triggerfish, hogfish, and possible sandbar, blacknose, and bonnethead sharks.

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

Barracuda

Barracuda

18 Sightings
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13
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2
O
1
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1
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1

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Total number of species approx.: 250

Grouper/Basslets

Grouper/Basslets

33 Sightings
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4
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1
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4
J
4
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16
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1
S
1
O
2
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Total number of species approx.: 90

Angelfish

Angelfish

14 Sightings
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2
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9
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1
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1
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0
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0
Moon Jellyfish

Moon Jellyfish

12 Sightings
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11
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1
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Total number of species approx.: 120

Flounder

Flounder

11 Sightings
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9
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1
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1
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Total number of species approx.: 150

Sweetlips and Grunts

Sweetlips and Grunts

10 Sightings
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8
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1
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1
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Total number of species approx.: 110

Snapper

Snapper

9 Sightings
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1
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0
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0
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0
J
6
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0
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1
O
1
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0
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0

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Total number of species approx.: 50

Frogfish

Frogfish

4 Sightings
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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
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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.: 130

Butterfly Fish

Butterfly Fish

3 Sightings
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1
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0
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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.: 100

Parrotfish

Parrotfish

2 Sightings
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1
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J
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O
1
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0

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