El Cabron
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About this site
El Cabron is a shore dive in the Arinaga marine reserve on Gran Canaria, rated for advanced divers. Entry and exit can be difficult.
A rocky platform at 12 metres drops to a sandy bottom at around 23 metres, within a protected area of cliffs, caves, arches and tunnels. The profiles are multi-level, so careful air use can give dives of 40 minutes or more.
Angel sharks, several species of ray, large groupers and barracuda live here, and huge schools of roncadores cover the sea floor. If you can, kneel in the middle of the shoal and watch them swim around you.
Marine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
StingrayStingrayReported here · unconfirmed
Jack / amberjackJack / amberjackReported here · unconfirmed
Moray eelMoray eelReported here · unconfirmed
WrasseWrasseReported here · unconfirmed
Atlantic DamselfishChromis limbataReported here · unconfirmed
Bastard GruntPomadasys incisusReported here · unconfirmed
BarracudaBarracudaConfirmed present · 3 independent sources
DamselfishDamselfishConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
Eagle rayEagle rayReported here · unconfirmed
NudibranchNudibranchReported here · unconfirmed
OctopusOctopusReported here · unconfirmed
ParrotfishParrotfishReported here · unconfirmed
Garden eelGarden eelReported here · unconfirmed
PufferfishPufferfishReported here · unconfirmed
AngelsharkSquatina squatinaReported here · unconfirmed
European ParrotfishSparisoma cretenseReported here · unconfirmed
Ornate WrasseThalassoma pavoReported here · unconfirmed
Canary DamselSimiliparma luridaReported here · unconfirmed
Eastern Atlantic TrumpetfishAulostomus strigosusReported here · unconfirmed
GrouperGrouperConfirmed present · 4 independent sources
SeahorseSeahorseReported here · unconfirmed
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