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About this site
Gorgonian Fins lies along the coast near Catania on the eastern shore of Sicily, facing the Ionian Sea. The area sits close to the volcanic rock formations typical of this stretch of coastline, shaped by lava flows from Mount Etna reaching the sea over past centuries. The site reaches a maximum depth of around 45 metres and is rated a technical 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.
Striped DolphinStenella coeruleoalbaReported here · unconfirmed
Common Bottlenose DolphinTursiops truncatusReported here · unconfirmed
Mauve StingerPelagia noctilucaReported here · unconfirmed
Marbled CrabPachygrapsus marmoratusReported here · unconfirmed
Barrel JellyRhizostoma pulmoReported here · unconfirmed
Ornate WrasseThalassoma pavoReported here · unconfirmed
White Sea StarCoscinasterias tenuispinaReported here · unconfirmed
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