Christaou Du Cap Benat
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About this site
Cap Benat is a rocky headland on the Var coast near Bormes-les-Mimosas, between Le Lavandou and the Hyeres islands on the Mediterranean side of Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur. The waters off this cape are dotted with rocky formations and small islets typical of this stretch of the French Riviera coastline.
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.
Striped DolphinStenella coeruleoalbaReported here · unconfirmed
Pea UrchinEchinocyamus pusillusReported here · unconfirmed
Purple Heart UrchinSpatangus purpureusReported here · unconfirmed- Genocidaris maculataReported here · unconfirmed
Ornate WrasseThalassoma pavoObserved near here · iNaturalist
Mediterranean Rainbow WrasseCoris julisObserved near here · iNaturalist
Mediterranean MorayMuraena helenaObserved near here · iNaturalist
Cratena SlugCratena peregrinaObserved near here · iNaturalist
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