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About this site
Punta Machalilla lies off Isla de la Plata, an island within Machalilla National Park off the coast of Manabi province in Ecuador. The island sits within a stretch of Pacific waters known for boat access from the mainland town of Puerto Lopez. The dive here reaches a maximum depth of around 20 metres and is rated intermediate.
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.
Green Sea TurtleChelonia mydasReported here · unconfirmed
Oceanic Manta RayMobula birostrisReported here · unconfirmed
King AngelfishHolacanthus passerReported here · unconfirmed
Guineafowl PufferArothron meleagrisReported here · unconfirmed
Mexican HogfishBodianus diplotaeniaReported here · unconfirmed
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