Arida
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About this site
Arida is an 88 ft (27 metre) wreck that began life as a military Landing Craft Infantry (Large), a type designed to deliver soldiers quickly during an amphibious assault. Its exact service history is unknown.
Hurricane Andrew pummelled the wreck in 1992, and the main section now lies almost upside down, collapsed in on itself. It still attracts abundant marine life, and the dive is graded intermediate.
Marine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
Caribbean Bluehead WrasseThalassoma bifasciatumReported here · unconfirmed
Redband ParrotfishSparisoma aurofrenatumReported here · unconfirmed
Bicolor DamselfishStegastes partitusReported here · unconfirmed
Yellowhead WrasseHalichoeres garnotiReported here · unconfirmed
Brazilian Ocean SurgeonfishAcanthurus bahianusReported here · unconfirmed
Striped ParrotfishScarus iseriReported here · unconfirmed
Atlantic Blue TangAcanthurus coeruleusReported here · unconfirmed
Slippery DickHalichoeres bivittatusReported here · unconfirmed
Clown WrasseHalichoeres maculipinnaReported here · unconfirmed
DoctorfishAcanthurus chirurgusReported here · unconfirmed
OctopusOctopusReported here · unconfirmed
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