Colas De Gato
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About this site
Colas de Gato is a reef site visited as part of a boat-based snorkel circuit in the Veracruz reef system, reached by vessel departing from Marina Veramar. It is paired with the nearby Arrecife el Jardín reef on the same stop during the outing.
The site is rated as a beginner-level dive with a reef bottom. No specific depth figures or terrain details are provided in the available information.
Entry is by boat as part of a multi-stop excursion; no shore entry is described. A permit is required to enter the protected natural area that encompasses 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.
Boulder Brain CoralColpophyllia natansReported here · unconfirmed
Greater Star CoralMontastraea cavernosaReported here · unconfirmed
Symmetrical Brain CoralPseudodiploria strigosaReported here · unconfirmed
Massive Starlet CoralSiderastrea sidereaReported here · unconfirmed
Elkhorn CoralAcropora palmataReported here · unconfirmed
Lobed Star CoralOrbicella annularisReported here · unconfirmed
Reef UrchinEchinometra viridisReported here · unconfirmed
Four-eyed ButterflyfishChaetodon capistratusReported here · unconfirmed
Atlantic Rock-boring UrchinEchinometra lucunterReported here · unconfirmed
Atlantic Long-spined Sea UrchinDiadema antillarumReported here · unconfirmed
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