Roca Orca (Whale Rock)
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About this site
Roca Orca lies just off San Cristobal Island in the Galapagos archipelago, part of Ecuador's insular region in the eastern Pacific. Dive boats operating out of the San Cristobal area reach the site's offshore rock formations by short boat trips from the coast.
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.
Brown Sea CucumberIsostichopus fuscusReported here · unconfirmed
Pronghorn Spiny LobsterPanulirus penicillatusReported here · unconfirmed
Galápagos Sea LionZalophus wollebaekiReported here · unconfirmed
Spinster WrasseHalichoeres nicholsiReported here · unconfirmed
Frillfin GobyBathygobius soporatorReported here · unconfirmed
Blue-barred ParrotfishScarus ghobbanReported here · unconfirmed
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