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Gurnards

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Total number of species approx.: 125

Gurnard is the common name for a unique type of marine fish belonging to the Triglidae family. Also known as ’sea robins,’ gurnards are famous for their finger-like pectoral fins that allow them to crawl along the sea floor. Diving with gurnard fish is a unique experience as you watch this benthic species walk along the bottom of the ocean. Gurnards are found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean, and Black Seas.

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Gurnard is a hardy fish having an armored head and distinguished spines throughout its dorsal fin. One of the most popular species is the East Atlantic red gurnard, or soldier. Flying gurnard are also lumped into the gurnard family even though they belong to the Dactylopteridae family and also occur in the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. Explore the dive site map below to see where you can go diving with gurnards today.

Dive Sites with This Animal

Stollis Centro de Buceo, 17212 Tamariu / Girona
Badia de Tamariu <span class="text-color-primary text-sm"> (★4.2)</span>

Badia de Tamariu (★4.2)

The boat jetty and the entrance to this house reef are only 30 m from the base. The most beautiful part of the bay is reserved for divers and swimmers and secured by a buoy line. This beautiful house reef offers something for everyone down to a maximum depth of 15 m.
DIVING CENTER SERVICE NEREO SUB, 17028 SPOTORNO
Capo Noli <span class="text-color-primary text-sm"> (★3.9)</span>

Capo Noli (★3.9)

Sand esplanade that descends to a depth of 40 m interspersed with rocks and boulders that descend towards the bottom where there is scattered debris. After an initial gradual slope, the esplanade descends steeply to the bottom, almost forming a wall of sand.
Amed Jepun Divers, 80852 Amed, Karangasem
Jemeluk Bay <span class="text-color-primary text-sm"> (★4.5)</span>

Jemeluk Bay (★4.5)

Accessible from shore, Jemeluk Bay presents the wall as a deeper dive site and the bay itself. Suitable for beginners the same as for experienced divers, Jemeluk is still quite rich in hard corals and soft corals close to the corner with Bunutan.
PT. BAHARI INTAN ABADI, 80224 Denpasar Selatan
Jemeluk Wall <span class="text-color-primary text-sm"> (★4.5)</span>

Jemeluk Wall (★4.5)

From the topography of the slope that meets the wall with a variety of soft and hard corals that adorn, such as barrel sponges, huge seafan, table coral, big formation of acropora and others.
DIVING CENTER SERVICE NEREO SUB, 17028 SPOTORNO
Nemo’s Garden <span class="text-color-primary text-sm"> (★4.1)</span>

Nemo’s Garden (★4.1)

In the bay of Noli, in Liguria, at eight meters of seabed, vegetables and aromatic herbs are grown in five underwater greenhouses anchored to the sandy seabed.
SSI Service Center Japan, 101-0051 Chiyoda-ku
Futo Yokobama <span class="text-color-primary text-sm"> (★4.2)</span>

Futo Yokobama (★4.2)

A popular spot representing East Izu, close to the IOP. There are two main beach points and a lot of boat diving. There are ramps and handrails on the beach for easy entry/exit. The sea conditions are often calm and can be enjoyed by beginners.
SB Divers, 15856 Lima
El Chuncho <span class="text-color-primary text-sm"> (★4.4)</span>

El Chuncho (★4.4)

Just 5 minutes by boat from Pucusana or 20 minutes from Santa Maria, is the most famous diving spot in Lima, where most of the divers in the region learn to dive. It is a sufficiently protected bay so that the diving conditions are almost always optimal.
Andreas Kron d.o.o., 51280 RAB
Velo Kolo <span class="text-color-primary text-sm"> (★4.0)</span>

Velo Kolo (★4.0)

This dive site is at the end of Sorinj, 5 min away from our dive centre. It is situated inside of a bay, and it is the best place when the wind "Bura" blows, because it is very protected.
Tauchshop Klagenfurt, 9020 Klagenfurt
Uvala Slana <span class="text-color-primary text-sm"> (★4.1)</span>

Uvala Slana (★4.1)

The house reef at Mihuric offers a variety of life and geological formations in different levels up to 35m. Several boats, a statue, and a buoyancy control park offer perfect conditions for familiarization dives and all kinds of training.
PT. BAHARI INTAN ABADI, 80224 Denpasar Selatan
Crystal Bay, Nusa Penida <span class="text-color-primary text-sm"> (★4.4)</span>

Crystal Bay, Nusa Penida (★4.4)

Located on the west-side of Nusa Penida Island, Crystal Bay has two coral reef formations separated by sand slopes. The combination of slopes and walls that form the topography at this dive site goes down to more than 50 meters and meets with large rock which is an ideal place for a cleaning station for sunfish.
FRENCH TOUCH DIVING, SPB 1283 SAN PAWL IL-BAHAR
P29 <span class="text-color-primary text-sm"> (★4.6)</span>

P29 (★4.6)

P29 was a former patrol boat for the Maritime Squadron of the Armed Forces of Malta. She was intentionally scuttled in 2007 to serve as scuba diving attraction and artificial reef. Is 52m long, and sits upright at a depth of 34m with the highest part at only 12m depth from the surface.
Scubaçao, Willemstad
Playa Lagun <span class="text-color-primary text-sm"> (★4.6)</span>

Playa Lagun (★4.6)

Located on the northwest end of Curacao, Playa Lagun is a narrow cove surrounded by rocky cliffs and is an excellent shore dive site. It is known as one of the best snorkel spots on the island with a variety of Marine life. For divers it offers multiple routes on the outer reef and inner reef.
SSI Service Center Southern Caribbean, Willemstad
Caracasbaai <span class="text-color-primary text-sm"> (★4.3)</span>

Caracasbaai (★4.3)

A great, shallow reef perfect for newer divers and snorkelers. Accessible by boat. Full of colorful hard and soft corals and sponges and lots of marine life.
Andreas Kron d.o.o., 51280 RAB
Maman <span class="text-color-primary text-sm"> (★4.3)</span>

Maman (★4.3)

Maman is situated in the bay of “Maman” very close to Supertarska Draga bay. You can reach Maman in 5 minute with a speedboat. Maman has two tongues of rock that run parallel to each other underwater.
DIVE & FUN Tauch Center Szente, 9523 Villach-Landskron
Girandella <span class="text-color-primary text-sm"> (★4.3)</span>

Girandella (★4.3)

Three entrances offer a lot of variety.1: Directly below the Dive Center, here you can dive right or left shoulder. 2:50m N/E before the nudist beach you dive the wall right shoulder and at the marker back to the beach. 3:50m S/W this time dive left shoulder to the marker and back over the reef.
PLÀNCTON DIVING, 43860 L’AMETLLA DE MAR
Cala Vidre Sud <span class="text-color-primary text-sm"> (★3.8)</span>

Cala Vidre Sud (★3.8)

Entering from Cala Vidre. Follow the wall to the right of the crick. Maximum depth of 7 meters, perfect for beginners. Posidonia, rock, tunnels, and fine sand bottom. Good visibility.
Sub Diving, 8130 Sozopol
laguna Sozopol <span class="text-color-primary text-sm"> (★4.7)</span>

laguna Sozopol (★4.7)

The Harmani beach lagoon is located 5 min from the diving center. It is beginner-friendly (with gradual descent from the shore) and well protected from the open see currents. Many of our guests, for whom diving has become a life-long hobby, have made their first dive here.
Scorpio Madeira Diving Center, 9200-031 Caniçal
Scorpio House Reef <span class="text-color-primary text-sm"> (★4.8)</span>

Scorpio House Reef (★4.8)

Perfect dive site for beginners, diving and snorkeling. The dive site in front of the center has an easy entrance accessible to all starting from 2m to 12-14m with a small wreck on the right side of the tip.
FRENCH TOUCH DIVING, SPB 1283 SAN PAWL IL-BAHAR
Anchor Bay <span class="text-color-primary text-sm"> (★4.4)</span>

Anchor Bay (★4.4)

Anchor Bay Cave, also known as Scorpion Cave, is the best dive site in Anchor Bay. The cave is located on the south side of the bay, approximately 150 m from the entry/exit point at the concrete jetty.
FRENCH TOUCH DIVING, SPB 1283 SAN PAWL IL-BAHAR
Ghar Lapsi <span class="text-color-primary text-sm"> (★4.4)</span>

Ghar Lapsi (★4.4)

Ghar Lapsi is best known by scuba divers for the more than 40 meters long, shallow and well-lit cave system. Caves have many outlets and cracks in the ceiling, that allow a lot of light to enter, making it abeautiful dive, especially during the day with beams of sunlight dancing in the cave on the corals.
Lutz P. (#1586597)
Mgarr ix-Xini <span class="text-color-primary text-sm"> (★4.1)</span>

Mgarr ix-Xini (★4.1)

Mgarr Ix Xini is a shallow and easy bay in the south of Gozo. It’s perfect for training dives as well as night dives with maximum depth of 15m. There’s also a small and safe cavern perfect for those beginning their adventures with caves and caverns.
Morski Puž Zuo (Kron Diving), 51280 Rab
Maman Right <span class="text-color-primary text-sm"> (★4.3)</span>

Maman Right (★4.3)

This dive site is located in the bay of Maman. We have here Rocks where goes from 8m to 28m, this rocks are covered in colourfull sponge and it allows you to enjoy your dive in a relax way.
Dive Loft Krk, 51516 Vrbnik
Secret Beach <span class="text-color-primary text-sm"> (★4.1)</span>

Secret Beach (★4.1)

Only a few metres away from the diving centre is the House Reef Secret Beach. Trolleys are available for the professional transport of equipment despite the proximity. You go through a small cave to a hidden beach, which gave its name to the dive site.
Oceanauts Diving Ltd, BT34 3DP Newry
Greencastle Shore <span class="text-color-primary text-sm"> (★4.7)</span>

Greencastle Shore (★4.7)

This is a sheltered training site easily accessible from the shore. A sandy intertidal area leads to a rocky outcropping covered in seaweed and kelp.
OCEANA VSM, 33120 Arcachon
Hortense <span class="text-color-primary text-sm"> (★3.5)</span>

Hortense (★3.5)

28-meter drop-off. Dive at slack water with a right-hand descent to return to the boat with the left hand as the current dictates. Dive open to all levels; the Oceana Vsm will take you out on its boat where everything is done to ensure optimum comfort. 30 minutes of navigation to take you to this site.