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About this site
Palitos lies along the coast of Bolívar department in Colombia, in the stretch of Caribbean waters near Cartagena, within the broader reef and island system off this part of the country's northern coast. It is a reef site with a maximum depth of around 24 metres, generally rated an intermediate dive.
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.
Mountainous Star CoralOrbicella faveolataReported here · unconfirmed
Lamarck's sheet coralAgaricia lamarckiReported here · unconfirmed
Thin Leaf Lettuce CoralAgaricia tenuifoliaReported here · unconfirmed
Striped ParrotfishScarus iseriReported here · unconfirmed
Stoplight ParrotfishSparisoma virideReported here · unconfirmed
Schoolmaster SnapperLutjanus apodusReported here · unconfirmed
Lobed Star CoralOrbicella annularisReported here · unconfirmed
Redband ParrotfishSparisoma aurofrenatumReported here · unconfirmed
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