Villa Blanca Shallows
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About this site
Villa Blanca Shallows lies off the coast of Quintana Roo in Mexico, along the Caribbean shoreline of the Yucatan Peninsula near Cancun. This stretch of coast is known for its fringing reef systems running parallel to shore, typically accessed by short boat trips from the hotel zone.
Marine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
French GruntHaemulon flavolineatumReported here · unconfirmed
Atlantic Sergeant MajorAbudefduf saxatilisReported here · unconfirmed
French AngelfishPomacanthus paruReported here · unconfirmed
Atlantic Blue TangAcanthurus coeruleusReported here · unconfirmed
Yellow StingrayUrobatis jamaicensisReported here · unconfirmed
West Indian Fuzzy ChitonAcanthopleura granulataReported here · unconfirmed
Caribbean Bluehead WrasseThalassoma bifasciatumReported here · unconfirmed
Giant AnemoneCondylactis giganteaReported here · unconfirmed
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