El Condesito
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About this site
El Condesito is a wreck dive site located off Punta Rasca in the south of Tenerife, reached by boat approximately 20 minutes from Las Galletas. The wreck now functions as an artificial reef and is accessible to Open Water-certified divers.
The wreck sits at a maximum depth of around 20 metres and offers easy wreck diving suited to beginners, with light current and protected conditions. Water temperature ranges from 19 to 24 °C year-round. Visibility is generally good. Hazards to be aware of include the possibility of stronger current, sharp and rusty iron plates on the structure itself, and a potentially crowded dive area.
Marine life on the wreck includes moray eels, octopuses, rays, stingrays, sardines, trumpetfish, bream, damselfish, bogues, barracudas, and seabreams. Angel sharks may also be encountered resting camouflaged on the seabed in the surrounding area.
Marine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
OctopusOctopusConfirmed present · 5 independent sources
European ParrotfishSparisoma cretenseReported here · unconfirmed
Ornate WrasseThalassoma pavoReported here · unconfirmed
Canary DamselSimiliparma luridaReported here · unconfirmed
Short-finned Pilot WhaleGlobicephala macrorhynchusReported here · unconfirmed
East Atlantic Sally Lightfoot CrabGrapsus adscensionisReported here · unconfirmed
Macaronesian TobyCanthigaster capistrataReported here · unconfirmed
Eastern Atlantic TrumpetfishAulostomus strigosusReported here · unconfirmed
DamselfishDamselfishConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
BarracudaBarracudaConfirmed present · 4 independent sources
GrouperGrouperReported here · unconfirmed
LizardfishLizardfishReported here · unconfirmed
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