Elefante
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About this site
Elefante, also called Elephant, is a dive site in the Catalina Islands named for rock formations that resemble elephants, most visible at low tide. Divers can explore in different directions, descending to 27 metres (90 feet) or staying at a shallower 12 metres (40 feet).
Water temperatures run from 18 to 27 degrees Celsius. The site is known for ray and shark sightings, and common sightings include white-tip reef sharks, various eels, eagle rays, round rays, octopus, schools of grunts, angelfish, surgeonfish, lobsters and the occasional nudibranch.
Marine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
Frillfin GobyBathygobius soporatorReported here · unconfirmed
Blue Sea StarPhataria unifascialisReported here · unconfirmed
Whitetip Reef SharkTriaenodon obesusReported here · unconfirmed
Chestnut MorayGymnothorax castaneusReported here · unconfirmed
Giant DamselfishMicrospathodon dorsalisReported here · unconfirmed
White-spotted PufferArothron hispidusReported here · unconfirmed
King AngelfishHolacanthus passerReported here · unconfirmed
Eagle rayEagle rayConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
OctopusOctopusConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
AngelfishAngelfishReported here · unconfirmed
SurgeonfishSurgeonfishReported here · unconfirmed
NudibranchNudibranchReported here · unconfirmed
PufferfishPufferfishReported here · unconfirmed
Manta rayManta rayReported here · unconfirmed
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