Urchin Reef, Units #3 & #4
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About this site
Urchin Reef, Units #3 & #4 sit off the Florida Panhandle near the coordinates placing it in the Gulf of Mexico off Okaloosa or Walton County waters. The site reaches a maximum depth of around 20 metres. Reefs in this stretch of the Panhandle are typically artificial structures placed to build habitat over an otherwise sandy Gulf bottom.
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.
Slippery DickHalichoeres bivittatusReported here · unconfirmed
Atlantic Ghost CrabOcypode quadrataReported here · unconfirmed
Common Bottlenose DolphinTursiops truncatusReported here · unconfirmed
Portuguese Man o' WarPhysalia physalisReported here · unconfirmed
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