Puntilla
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About this site
Puntilla is a reef dive site off Puerto Plata on the northern coast of the Dominican Republic, along the Caribbean-facing shoreline typical of this part of Hispaniola's north coast. It sits over a reef bottom to a maximum depth of around 12 metres and is rated a beginner dive, making it an accessible spot along this stretch of coastline. Seahorses are a regular find here, and divers have also reported barracuda, frogfish, nudibranchs, parrotfish, snapper, and wrasse on 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.
SeahorseSeahorseConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
WrasseWrasseReported here · unconfirmed
SnapperSnapperReported here · unconfirmed
FrogfishFrogfishReported here · unconfirmed
BarracudaBarracudaReported here · unconfirmed
ParrotfishParrotfishReported here · unconfirmed
Purple Sea FanGorgonia ventalinaReported here · unconfirmed
Caribbean Land Hermit CrabCoenobita clypeatusReported here · unconfirmed
Atlantic Blue TangAcanthurus coeruleusReported here · unconfirmed
Atlantic Sergeant MajorAbudefduf saxatilisReported here · unconfirmed
Atlantic Ghost CrabOcypode quadrataReported here · unconfirmed
Sally Lightfoot CrabGrapsus grapsusReported here · unconfirmed
Caribbean Ocean SurgeonfishAcanthurus tractusReported here · unconfirmed
NudibranchNudibranchReported here · unconfirmed
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