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About this site
Sandy Beach is a shore dive on the south coast of Christ Church parish in Barbados, reaching a maximum depth of around 5 metres over a reef bottom. It is rated a beginner site, suiting divers looking for shallow, easy entries from shore. Divers here have reported flying gurnard, lizardfish, octopus, pipefish, pufferfish, seahorses, and squid 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.
OctopusOctopusReported here · unconfirmed
SquidSquidReported here · unconfirmed
Sally Lightfoot CrabGrapsus grapsusReported here · unconfirmed
Atlantic Ghost CrabOcypode quadrataReported here · unconfirmed
Atlantic Sergeant MajorAbudefduf saxatilisReported here · unconfirmed
Caribbean Bluehead WrasseThalassoma bifasciatumReported here · unconfirmed
West Indian Fuzzy ChitonAcanthopleura granulataReported here · unconfirmed
Slippery DickHalichoeres bivittatusReported here · unconfirmed
Western Atlantic TrumpetfishAulostomus maculatusReported here · unconfirmed
Flying gurnardFlying gurnardReported here · unconfirmed
SeahorseSeahorseReported here · unconfirmed
PipefishPipefishReported here · unconfirmed
PufferfishPufferfishReported here · unconfirmed
LizardfishLizardfishReported here · unconfirmed
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