La Francesa Shallows
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About this site
La Francesa Shallows lies along the southwest coast of Cozumel, part of the fringing reef system inside the Yucatan Peninsula's marine park that runs parallel to San Miguel and the island's leeward shore. Dive boats working this stretch typically launch from Cozumel's downtown docks and drift along the reef with the prevailing current.
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.
French AngelfishPomacanthus paruReported here · unconfirmed
Caribbean Spiny LobsterPanulirus argusReported here · unconfirmed
Atlantic Sergeant MajorAbudefduf saxatilisReported here · unconfirmed
Southern StingrayHypanus americanusReported here · unconfirmed
Atlantic Blue TangAcanthurus coeruleusReported here · unconfirmed
Giant AnemoneCondylactis giganteaReported here · unconfirmed
Black TriggerfishMelichthys nigerReported here · unconfirmed
Queen AngelfishHolacanthus ciliarisReported here · unconfirmed
Whitespotted FilefishCantherhines macrocerusReported here · unconfirmed
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