Rapida
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About this site
Rapida sits off Santiago Island in the Galapagos archipelago, one of the volcanic islands on the western side of the group in Ecuadorian waters. It is a beginner dive site with a maximum depth of around 18 metres, generally reached by boat from liveaboards or day trips operating out of the central islands. Divers here have reported Galapagos sea lions and whitetip reef sharks, along with reef fish such as king angelfish, Mexican hogfish, blue-barred parrotfish, razor surgeonfish, and giant hawkfish. Panamic fanged blennies, pronghorn spiny lobsters, and panamic cushion stars have also been noted along the bottom.
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
Pronghorn Spiny LobsterPanulirus penicillatusReported here · unconfirmed
Mexican HogfishBodianus diplotaeniaReported here · unconfirmed
Razor SurgeonfishPrionurus laticlaviusReported here · unconfirmed
Blue-barred ParrotfishScarus ghobbanReported here · unconfirmed
King AngelfishHolacanthus passerReported here · unconfirmed
Giant HawkfishCirrhitus rivulatusReported here · unconfirmed
Panamic Cushion StarPentaceraster cumingiReported here · unconfirmed
Whitetip Reef SharkTriaenodon obesusReported here · unconfirmed
Panamic Fanged BlennyOphioblennius steindachneriReported here · unconfirmed
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