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Ponta dos Caminhos
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Ponta Dos Caminhos is a spot enclosed in a small bay surrounded by cliffs with a large rock in the middle that comes outof the water during low tide. The key characteristics of the spot are the existence of two passages whichgo all the way through the cliffs to the other side. Depth varies from 13m to 5m
Great variety of species including: nudibranchs, sponges, crustaceans (spider crab and devil crab), conger andmoray eels, cephalopods (octopus and cuttlefish), and many species of fish
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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
123 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 200
Alamy-WaterFrame
Moray Eel
25 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 250
iStock-Miguel-Angelo-Silva.
Scorpionfish
79 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 3000
SSI-Peter-Schinck
Nudibranch
71 Sightings
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26
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Total number of species approx.: 7000
iStock-Michael Zeigler
Crab
45 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 40
iStock-Hoatzinexp
Jackfish
40 Sightings
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15
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7
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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.: 190
Alamy-Water Frame
Conger Eel
38 Sightings
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3
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10
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16
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Total number of species approx.: 90
Shutterstock-Levent Konuk
Goatfish
22 Sightings
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10
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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.: 3400
Shutterstock-Shane Gross
Shrimp
22 Sightings
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