Ilhéu De Santana Grotte
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About this site
Ilhéu de Santana Grotte lies off São Tomé island in São Tomé and Príncipe, within the Gulf of Guinea, along a rocky volcanic shoreline near the small islet of Santana. The site is a cave dive reaching a maximum depth of around 24 metres and is rated intermediate. Its setting fits the wider stretch of volcanic coast that characterises this part of the country's Atlantic waters.
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.
West African HawkfishCirrhitus atlanticusReported here · unconfirmed- Sao Tome reef bassSerranus pulcherReported here · unconfirmed
- Sao Tome ClingfishApletodon wirtziReported here · unconfirmed
Viper MorayEnchelycore nigricansReported here · unconfirmed
Honeycomb MorayMuraena melanotisReported here · unconfirmed
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