Cas Abao

Cas Abao is a beach and reef site on the west coast of Curaçao, in the Dutch Caribbean, along the island's leeward shore where trade wind swell is largely blocked and shore access is straightforward. The reef here tops out at a beginner-friendly maximum depth of around 12 metres over a reef bottom, making it an easy site for snorkelers and divers alike to enter from the beach. Divers have reported angelfish, parrotfish, frogfish, eagle rays, and even seahorses on the reef, though sightings of the larger and more unusual species aren't a given on every dive.

Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.

• Lettuce CoralAgaricia agaricitesReported here · unconfirmed
• Stoplight ParrotfishSparisoma virideReported here · unconfirmed
• Caribbean Bluehead WrasseThalassoma bifasciatumReported here · unconfirmed
• Atlantic Blue TangAcanthurus coeruleusReported here · unconfirmed
• Symmetrical Brain CoralPseudodiploria strigosaReported here · unconfirmed
• Smooth TrunkfishLactophrys triqueterReported here · unconfirmed
• Atlantic Sergeant MajorAbudefduf saxatilisReported here · unconfirmed
• Caribbean Land Hermit CrabCoenobita clypeatusReported here · unconfirmed
• ParrotfishParrotfishReported here · unconfirmed
• AngelfishAngelfishReported here · unconfirmed
• Eagle rayEagle rayReported here · unconfirmed
• SeahorseSeahorseReported here · unconfirmed
• FrogfishFrogfishReported here · unconfirmed