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About this site
Los Arcos lies along the volcanic coastline of Tenerife in the Canary Islands, an archipelago off the northwest coast of Africa administered by Spain. The site sits over a rocky bottom shaped by volcanic arches and swim-throughs common along this stretch of shore, reaching a maximum depth of around 25 metres and generally rated as an intermediate dive. Divers have also reported octopus among the rock formations here.
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.
European ParrotfishSparisoma cretenseReported here · unconfirmed
Short-finned Pilot WhaleGlobicephala macrorhynchusReported here · unconfirmed
Eastern Atlantic TrumpetfishAulostomus strigosusReported here · unconfirmed
East Atlantic Sally Lightfoot CrabGrapsus adscensionisReported here · unconfirmed
Canary DamselSimiliparma luridaReported here · unconfirmed
Macaronesian TobyCanthigaster capistrataReported here · unconfirmed
OctopusOctopusReported here · unconfirmed
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