St. Pauls' Reef and Caverns

St. Paul's Reef and Caverns lies along the coast of Rhodes in the Dodecanese Islands, in Greece's South Aegean region, an area of rocky shoreline dropping into the eastern Mediterranean. The site takes its name from St. Paul's Bay near Lindos, a common reference point for dives along this stretch of the island. It combines reef terrain with cavern features cut into the rock, and it is rated an advanced dive. Divers have reported a mix of species here that reflects the wider spread of Lessepsian migrants now found in this part of the Mediterranean, including flavimaculosus puffer, silver puffer, Indian lionfish, Mediterranean moray, red Sea goatfish, red squirrelfish, and worm sea cucumbers.

Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.

• Indian LionfishPterois milesReported here · unconfirmed
• Flavimaculosus PufferTorquigener flavimaculosusReported here · unconfirmed
• Red SquirrelfishSargocentron rubrumReported here · unconfirmed
• Red Sea GoatfishParupeneus forsskaliReported here · unconfirmed
• Worm Sea CucumberSynaptula reciprocansReported here · unconfirmed
• Mediterranean MorayMuraena helenaReported here · unconfirmed
• Silver PufferLagocephalus sceleratusReported here · unconfirmed