Conditions & tides
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About this site
Tortuga Island sits in the Gulf of Nicoya off the coast of Puntarenas, Costa Rica, and La Punta refers to a point site along its shoreline. The island is a common day-trip destination from the mainland ports of the central Pacific coast.
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.
Panamic Sergeant MajorAbudefduf troscheliiReported here · unconfirmed
Acapulco MajorStegastes acapulcoensisReported here · unconfirmed
Cortez Rainbow WrasseThalassoma lucasanumReported here · unconfirmed
Giant DamselfishMicrospathodon dorsalisReported here · unconfirmed
King AngelfishHolacanthus passerReported here · unconfirmed
Mexican HogfishBodianus diplotaeniaReported here · unconfirmed
Black-nosed ButterflyfishJohnrandallia nigrirostrisReported here · unconfirmed
Three-banded ButterflyfishChaetodon humeralisReported here · unconfirmed
Scissortail ChromisAzurina atrilobataReported here · unconfirmed
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