Cheeca Rocks
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About this site
Cheeca Rocks is a shallow patch reef off Islamorada in the Florida Keys, with dense coral growth across a very shallow field of coral. Depths run from 6 to 25 feet (1.8 to 7.6 metres), so bottom times can be long.
Large brain corals are a feature of the reef. Blue chromis, parrotfish, snappers, damselfish and sergeant majors live here, along with plenty of juvenile fish. It is rated as a beginner dive, and currents can run strong.
Marine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
ParrotfishParrotfishReported here · unconfirmed
SnapperSnapperReported here · unconfirmed
White GruntHaemulon plumieriiReported here · unconfirmed
Striped ParrotfishScarus iseriReported here · unconfirmed
Caribbean Bluehead WrasseThalassoma bifasciatumReported here · unconfirmed
Redband ParrotfishSparisoma aurofrenatumReported here · unconfirmed
Bluestriped GruntHaemulon sciurusReported here · unconfirmed
Slippery DickHalichoeres bivittatusReported here · unconfirmed
Atlantic Blue TangAcanthurus coeruleusReported here · unconfirmed
Bicolor DamselfishStegastes partitusReported here · unconfirmed
Yellowtail SnapperOcyurus chrysurusReported here · unconfirmed
Stoplight ParrotfishSparisoma virideReported here · unconfirmed
Eagle rayEagle rayReported here · unconfirmed
DamselfishDamselfishConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
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