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About this site
Reliance (Naufrágio Reliance) is the wreck of a packet steamer of 89.9 m that sank in 1884 off Salvador, Bahia. It lies between 5 and 9 m and is broken up. Boat dive within entry-level depth.
Marine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
Brazilian Ocean SurgeonfishAcanthurus bahianusReported here · unconfirmed
Banded ButterflyfishChaetodon striatusReported here · unconfirmed
Atlantic Blue TangAcanthurus coeruleusReported here · unconfirmed
Brazilian damselfishStegastes fuscusReported here · unconfirmed
Brazilian fanged blennyOphioblennius trinitatisReported here · unconfirmed
Redeye ParrotfishSparisoma axillareReported here · unconfirmed
Durable tips from divers — access, hazards, marine life, facilities. For day-of conditions, use the report tool in the conditions card above.
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