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About this site
Balito Deep sits off Gran Canaria in Spain's Canary Islands, an archipelago off the northwest coast of Africa known for volcanic seabeds and Atlantic swell. It runs over a reef bottom to a maximum depth of about 23.8 metres and is rated an advanced dive. Barracuda are a regular sight here, and divers have also reported octopus and snapper on the reef.
AI overviewMarine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
BarracudaBarracudaConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
OctopusOctopusReported here · unconfirmed
SnapperSnapperReported here · unconfirmed
East Atlantic Sally Lightfoot CrabGrapsus adscensionisReported here · unconfirmed
Ornate WrasseThalassoma pavoReported here · unconfirmed
Macaronesian TobyCanthigaster capistrataReported here · unconfirmed
Canary DamselSimiliparma luridaReported here · unconfirmed
Atlantic DamselfishChromis limbataReported here · unconfirmed
European ParrotfishSparisoma cretenseReported here · unconfirmed
Nimble Spray CrabPercnon gibbesiReported here · unconfirmed
Rock-pool BlennyParablennius parvicornisReported here · unconfirmed
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