Conditions & tides
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About this site
Octopus Rock lies within Coiba National Park, off Panama's Pacific coast, an area protected for its marine biodiversity and remote position offshore from the mainland. Coiba Island itself sits within a large marine reserve known for strong currents and open ocean conditions typical of this stretch of the Pacific.
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.
Whitetip Reef SharkTriaenodon obesusReported here · unconfirmed
Bluefin TrevallyCaranx melampygusReported here · unconfirmed
Guineafowl PufferArothron meleagrisReported here · unconfirmed
Moorish IdolZanclus cornutusReported here · unconfirmed
King AngelfishHolacanthus passerReported here · unconfirmed
Hawksbill Sea TurtleEretmochelys imbricataReported here · unconfirmed
Panamic Sergeant MajorAbudefduf troscheliiReported here · unconfirmed
White-spotted PufferArothron hispidusReported here · unconfirmed
Stone TriggerfishPseudobalistes naufragiumReported here · unconfirmed
Panamic Fanged BlennyOphioblennius steindachneriReported here · unconfirmed
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