Itabaca Channel
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About this site
Itabaca Channel separates Santa Cruz Island from Baltra Island in the Galapagos archipelago, and it is the stretch of water crossed by the ferry that links the airport on Baltra to the main town of Puerto Ayora's road network. The channel sits within the Galapagos Marine Reserve on Ecuador's Pacific coast. Divers here have reported Galápagos sea lions, green sea turtles, bullseye puffers, razor surgeonfish, pronghorn spiny lobster, and Sally Lightfoot crabs along the rocky margins of the channel.
Marine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
Galápagos Sea LionZalophus wollebaekiReported here · unconfirmed
Sally Lightfoot CrabGrapsus grapsusReported here · unconfirmed
Bullseye PufferSphoeroides annulatusReported here · unconfirmed
Pronghorn Spiny LobsterPanulirus penicillatusReported here · unconfirmed
Green Sea TurtleChelonia mydasReported here · unconfirmed
Razor SurgeonfishPrionurus laticlaviusReported here · unconfirmed
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