Caja de Muertos
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About this site
Caja de Muertos is an uninhabited island off the southern coast of Puerto Rico, near Ponce, in the Caribbean Sea. Its name, meaning coffin box, is said to come from the shape of the island as seen from the water. The surrounding waters form part of a natural reserve and are reached by boat from the Ponce area. Divers visiting the site have reported bicolor damselfish, Caribbean bluehead wrasse, princess parrotfish, redband parrotfish, striped parrotfish, and yellowtail snapper around 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.
Redband ParrotfishSparisoma aurofrenatumReported here · unconfirmed
Caribbean Bluehead WrasseThalassoma bifasciatumReported here · unconfirmed
Striped ParrotfishScarus iseriReported here · unconfirmed
Bicolor DamselfishStegastes partitusReported here · unconfirmed
Princess ParrotfishScarus taeniopterusReported here · unconfirmed
Yellowtail SnapperOcyurus chrysurusReported here · unconfirmed
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