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About this site
Elefante is a dive site off the Guanacaste coast of Costa Rica, in the country's northwest along the Pacific side of the Nicoya region, typically reached by boat from towns like Playas del Coco. The site sits over a rocky bottom and reaches a maximum depth of around 27.4 metres, with the dive rated suitable for beginners. Divers have reported angelfish, eagle rays, manta rays, nudibranchs, octopus, pufferfish, and surgeonfish around the rock formations here.
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.
Frillfin GobyBathygobius soporatorReported here · unconfirmed
Blue Sea StarPhataria unifascialisReported here · unconfirmed
Whitetip Reef SharkTriaenodon obesusReported here · unconfirmed
Chestnut MorayGymnothorax castaneusReported here · unconfirmed
Giant DamselfishMicrospathodon dorsalisReported here · unconfirmed
White-spotted PufferArothron hispidusReported here · unconfirmed
King AngelfishHolacanthus passerReported here · unconfirmed
Eagle rayEagle rayReported here · unconfirmed
OctopusOctopusReported here · unconfirmed
AngelfishAngelfishReported here · unconfirmed
SurgeonfishSurgeonfishReported here · unconfirmed
NudibranchNudibranchReported here · unconfirmed
PufferfishPufferfishReported here · unconfirmed
Manta rayManta rayReported here · unconfirmed
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