Monkey Shoals
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About this site
Monkey Shoals is an atoll of coral about 1 mile square, lying directly between the sister islands of St Kitts and Nevis. The reef structure sits approximately three miles offshore, and the distance from land brings excellent visibility and increased fish life.
Depths run from 12 to 25 metres (40 to 70 feet). Divers have reported brain, fan and pillar corals, angelfish, parrotfish, butterflyfish, a sea turtle and stingrays on the reef. Currents and wind can be a concern, and large Atlantic swells can leave the site blown out, which at times prevents diving here.
Marine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
Rose CoralManicina areolataReported here · unconfirmed
Red Cushion Sea StarOreaster reticulatusReported here · unconfirmed
Atlantic Ghost CrabOcypode quadrataReported here · unconfirmed
Giant AnemoneCondylactis giganteaReported here · unconfirmed
Purple Sea FanGorgonia ventalinaReported here · unconfirmed
Caribbean Spiny LobsterPanulirus argusReported here · unconfirmed
Slate Pencil UrchinEucidaris tribuloidesReported here · unconfirmed
Atlantic Sergeant MajorAbudefduf saxatilisReported here · unconfirmed
ParrotfishParrotfishReported here · unconfirmed
AngelfishAngelfishReported here · unconfirmed
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