Checkers
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About this site
Checkers is a reef at Ponta do Ouro, with a maximum depth of 19 metres. The bottom is made up of big block-like boulders covered in coral, with patches of sand in between.
Frogfish, ribbon eels, potato bass, scorpionfish, mantis shrimp, paperfish and spotted rays are all seen here. The coral cover includes hard and soft corals, sponges and anemones.
Marine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
Moray eelMoray eelReported here · unconfirmed
Sea turtleSea turtleReported here · unconfirmed
CrocodilefishCrocodilefishReported here · unconfirmed
ButterflyfishButterflyfishReported here · unconfirmed
StonefishStonefishReported here · unconfirmed
Bull SharkCarcharhinus leucasReported here · unconfirmed
Tiger SharkGaleocerdo cuvierReported here · unconfirmed
Loggerhead Sea TurtleCaretta carettaReported here · unconfirmed
Whale SharkRhincodon typusReported here · unconfirmed
Allard's AnemonefishAmphiprion allardiReported here · unconfirmed
Redlip ParrotfishScarus rubroviolaceusReported here · unconfirmed
Laced MorayGymnothorax favagineusReported here · unconfirmed
yellow-blocked nudibranchHalgerda wasinensisReported here · unconfirmed
BannerfishBannerfishReported here · unconfirmed
TriggerfishTriggerfishReported here · unconfirmed
FrogfishFrogfishReported here · unconfirmed
ScorpionfishScorpionfishReported here · unconfirmed
Mantis shrimpMantis shrimpReported here · unconfirmed
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