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About this site
Contreras lies off Veraguas province on Panama's Pacific coast, part of the coastal and island waters near the Gulf of Montijo. The region is known for its rugged shoreline and scattered rocky islets, typically reached by boat from mainland fishing towns in Veraguas. The reef here is rated a beginner dive.
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.
Orangeside TriggerfishSufflamen verresReported here · unconfirmed
Guineafowl PufferArothron meleagrisReported here · unconfirmed
King AngelfishHolacanthus passerReported here · unconfirmed
Redlip ParrotfishScarus rubroviolaceusReported here · unconfirmed
Blue-barred ParrotfishScarus ghobbanReported here · unconfirmed
Black-nosed ButterflyfishJohnrandallia nigrirostrisReported here · unconfirmed
Yellow SnapperLutjanus argentiventrisReported here · unconfirmed
Rockmover WrasseNovaculichthys taeniourusReported here · unconfirmed
White-spotted PufferArothron hispidusReported here · unconfirmed
Yellowfin SurgeonfishAcanthurus xanthopterusReported here · unconfirmed
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