Coral Garden
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About this site
Coral Garden lies off Bastimentos Island in the Bocas del Toro archipelago, on Panama's Caribbean coast, in an area of mangrove channels, reef patches, and small islands typical of this part of the archipelago. It is reached by short boat rides from the town of Bocas del Toro or nearby lodges. The site is a reef dive reaching a maximum depth of around 33 metres, and it is rated a beginner dive, making it accessible to those early in their diving.
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.
Red Cushion Sea StarOreaster reticulatusReported here · unconfirmed
French GruntHaemulon flavolineatumReported here · unconfirmed
Common Bottlenose DolphinTursiops truncatusReported here · unconfirmed
Four-eyed ButterflyfishChaetodon capistratusReported here · unconfirmed
Caribbean Bluehead WrasseThalassoma bifasciatumReported here · unconfirmed
Nurse SharkGinglymostoma cirratumReported here · unconfirmed
Atlantic Sergeant MajorAbudefduf saxatilisReported here · unconfirmed
Stoplight ParrotfishSparisoma virideReported here · unconfirmed
Striped ParrotfishScarus iseriReported here · unconfirmed
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