Cataratta
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About this site
Cataratta is a reef site off San Vito Lo Capo, at the tip of a peninsula in Trapani province on Sicily's northwest coast, with the Gulf of Castellammare to the east and open Tyrrhenian waters to the north. The coastline here is defined by limestone headlands and rocky points, with Monte Monaco rising behind the town. The dive itself is rated as suitable for beginners, over the rocky reef terrain typical of this stretch of coast.
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.
Mauve StingerPelagia noctilucaReported here · unconfirmed
Cushion CoralCladocora caespitosaReported here · unconfirmed
Star CoralAstroides calycularisReported here · unconfirmed
Atlantic Purple Sea UrchinParacentrotus lividusReported here · unconfirmed
Pig-tooth CoralBalanophyllia (Balanophyllia) europaeaReported here · unconfirmed
Yellow Cluster AnemoneParazoanthus axinellaeReported here · unconfirmed
European Spiny LobsterPalinurus elephasReported here · unconfirmed
Yellow GorgonianEunicella cavoliniReported here · unconfirmed
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