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Hen & Chicks Sud lies in the Caribbean Sea off Sint Maarten, near the small rocky outcrops known as Hen and Chickens that break the surface south of the island. Dive operators on the island run trips out to this cluster of rocks and reef. Divers here have reported Atlantic blue tang, Brazilian ocean surgeonfish, redband and stoplight parrotfish moving over a bottom of boulder brain coral, mountainous star coral, mustard hill coral, and symmetrical brain coral.
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.
Symmetrical Brain CoralPseudodiploria strigosaReported here · unconfirmed
Mountainous Star CoralOrbicella faveolataReported here · unconfirmed
Mustard Hill CoralPorites astreoidesReported here · unconfirmed
Atlantic Blue TangAcanthurus coeruleusReported here · unconfirmed
Brazilian Ocean SurgeonfishAcanthurus bahianusReported here · unconfirmed
Redband ParrotfishSparisoma aurofrenatumReported here · unconfirmed
Stoplight ParrotfishSparisoma virideReported here · unconfirmed
Boulder Brain CoralColpophyllia natansReported here · unconfirmed
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