Xaak
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About this site
Xaak is a reef dive site off Akumal on the Quintana Roo coast of the Yucatan Peninsula, rather than one of the inland cenotes typical of the region's limestone country. It reaches a maximum depth of around 29 metres over a reef bottom and is rated an advanced dive, with visibility generally reported as great. Sea turtles are a regular sighting here, and divers have also reported barracuda, lionfish, and nurse sharks on the reef.
Marine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
Nurse SharkGinglymostoma cirratumReported here · unconfirmed
Sea turtleSea turtleConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
Atlantic Blue TangAcanthurus coeruleusReported here · unconfirmed
Atlantic Sergeant MajorAbudefduf saxatilisReported here · unconfirmed
Caribbean Land Hermit CrabCoenobita clypeatusReported here · unconfirmed
Lobed Star CoralOrbicella annularisReported here · unconfirmed
Mountainous Star CoralOrbicella faveolataReported here · unconfirmed
Caribbean Ocean SurgeonfishAcanthurus tractusReported here · unconfirmed
Nurse sharkNurse sharkReported here · unconfirmed
LionfishLionfishReported here · unconfirmed
BarracudaBarracudaReported here · unconfirmed
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