Conditions & tides
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About this site
Islote Gardner sits just off Espanola Island, the southernmost island in the Galapagos archipelago, off the coast of Ecuador. The site lies near Gardner Bay, known on land for its sea lion colonies and white sand beach, on the eastern side of Espanola.
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
Galápagos Sea LionZalophus wollebaekiReported here · unconfirmed
King AngelfishHolacanthus passerReported here · unconfirmed
Mexican HogfishBodianus diplotaeniaReported here · unconfirmed
Razor SurgeonfishPrionurus laticlaviusReported here · unconfirmed
Galápagos Ringtail DamselfishStegastes beebeiReported here · unconfirmed
Black-nosed ButterflyfishJohnrandallia nigrirostrisReported here · unconfirmed
Spinster WrasseHalichoeres nicholsiReported here · unconfirmed
Panamic Cushion StarPentaceraster cumingiReported here · unconfirmed
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