Barco Hundido
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About this site
Barco Hundido sits near Islote El Pelado, a small islet and marine reserve off Ayangue, a fishing village on Ecuador's Santa Elena Peninsula. The site lies in the Pacific waters along this stretch of coast and is reached by short boat trips out from the village. Divers have reported blue sea stars, pyramid sea stars, brown gorgonians, and slate pencil urchins around the site.
Marine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
Pyramid Sea StarPharia pyramidataReported here · unconfirmed
slate pencil urchinEucidaris thouarsiiReported here · unconfirmed
Blue Sea StarPhataria unifascialisReported here · unconfirmed- Muricea plantagineaReported here · unconfirmed
Muricea purpureaReported here · unconfirmed
brown gorgonianMuricea fruticosaReported here · unconfirmed
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