Padre Nuestro Cave
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About this site
Padre Nuestro Cave is a cenote-style cave system in the Dominican Republic, near Bayahibe on the country's southeastern coast. It reaches a maximum depth of around 7 metres over a cave bottom and is considered a beginner-level dive, making it an accessible introduction to cavern diving in the region.
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.
Sally Lightfoot CrabGrapsus grapsusReported here · unconfirmed
Caribbean Land Hermit CrabCoenobita clypeatusReported here · unconfirmed
Atlantic Sergeant MajorAbudefduf saxatilisReported here · unconfirmed
Atlantic Rock-boring UrchinEchinometra lucunterReported here · unconfirmed
Caribbean Bluehead WrasseThalassoma bifasciatumReported here · unconfirmed
West Indian Fuzzy ChitonAcanthopleura granulataReported here · unconfirmed
Slippery DickHalichoeres bivittatusReported here · unconfirmed
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