Secca Dell'Ancora
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About this site
Secca Dell'Ancora is a submerged reef within the Maddalena Archipelago, off the Isolotti dei Monaci in northeastern Sardinia's Province of Olbia-Tempio. The archipelago sits between Sardinia and Corsica in the Strait of Bonifacio, an area protected as a national park known for its granite islets and clear waters.
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.
Mediterranean Red CoralCorallium rubrumReported here · unconfirmed
Yellow Cluster AnemoneParazoanthus axinellaeReported here · unconfirmed
European Spiny LobsterPalinurus elephasReported here · unconfirmed
Yellow GorgonianEunicella cavoliniReported here · unconfirmed
white gorgonianEunicella singularisReported here · unconfirmed
Pink Sea FanEunicella verrucosaReported here · unconfirmed
Violescent Sea-whipParamuricea clavataReported here · unconfirmed
Pig-tooth CoralBalanophyllia (Balanophyllia) europaeaReported here · unconfirmed
Mediterranean Rainbow WrasseCoris julisObserved near here · iNaturalist
Ornate WrasseThalassoma pavoObserved near here · iNaturalist
Mediterranean Beadlet AnemoneActinia mediterraneaObserved near here · iNaturalist
Mediterranean DamselfishChromis chromisObserved near here · iNaturalist
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