Punta Galera
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About this site
Punta Galera is a headland site off Ustica, the small volcanic island north of Palermo in the Tyrrhenian Sea. Ustica's coastline is largely protected as a marine reserve, and its dive sites are typically reached by boat from the harbor town of Ustica itself. The site reaches a maximum depth of around 28 metres over reef terrain and is rated a beginner dive, making it accessible to less experienced divers. Divers here have reported combers, Mediterranean rainbow wrasse, ornate wrasse, painted combers, purple sea stars, star coral, and violescent sea whips along the reef.
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.
Ornate WrasseThalassoma pavoReported here · unconfirmed
Mediterranean Rainbow WrasseCoris julisReported here · unconfirmed
Painted ComberSerranus scribaReported here · unconfirmed
ComberSerranus cabrillaReported here · unconfirmed
Purple Sea StarOphidiaster ophidianusReported here · unconfirmed
Star CoralAstroides calycularisReported here · unconfirmed
Violescent Sea-whipParamuricea clavataReported here · unconfirmed
Mediterranean Violet AeolidFlabellina affinisObserved near here · iNaturalist
European ParrotfishSparisoma cretenseObserved near here · iNaturalist
Mediterranean DamselfishChromis chromisObserved near here · iNaturalist
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