Los Champiñones
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About this site
Los Champiñones is a boat dive in southern Tenerife, named for the large mushroom-shaped volcanic rocks that make up the seabed. Sandy channels, overhangs and small caves run between the formations.
Depth ranges from 15 to about 30 m. Current runs from light to strong. The formations shelter parts of the route when the current is running, so divers can move through the strongest sections without fighting the water. A small tunnel passes through one of the rocks, and bigeyes often gather in its shade.
Marine life includes moray eels, trumpetfish, combers and groupers around the reef, with schools of roncadores and barracuda above the rocks. Rays are regular visitors, and loggerhead turtles, tuna and bonito may pass through the blue water nearby.
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With changing depths, swim-throughs and possible current, the dive suits Advanced divers with confident buoyancy and good awareness.
Marine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
GrouperGrouperReported here · unconfirmed
BarracudaBarracudaConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
TunaTunaReported here · unconfirmed
TriggerfishTriggerfishReported here · unconfirmed
European ParrotfishSparisoma cretenseReported here · unconfirmed
East Atlantic Sally Lightfoot CrabGrapsus adscensionisReported here · unconfirmed
Eastern Atlantic TrumpetfishAulostomus strigosusReported here · unconfirmed
Ornate WrasseThalassoma pavoReported here · unconfirmed
Mediterranean Red Sea StarEchinaster (Echinaster) sepositusReported here · unconfirmed
European Common CuttlefishSepia officinalisReported here · unconfirmed
Common OctopusOctopus vulgarisReported here · unconfirmed
Canary DamselSimiliparma luridaReported here · unconfirmed
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