Agios Pavlos Cliff and Caves
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About this site
Agios Pavlos Cliff and Caves lies along the southern coast of Crete, near the village of Agios Pavlos. The site reaches a maximum depth of around 20 metres and is rated a beginner dive. Divers have reported a mix of species here, including dusky spinefoot, European parrotfish, flavimaculosus puffer, Indian lionfish, narrow-banded Spanish mackerel, nimble spray crab, ornate wrasse, Red Sea goatfish, and rivulated rabbitfish, a combination that reflects the Mediterranean's increasing overlap with Indo-Pacific arrivals.
Marine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
European ParrotfishSparisoma cretenseReported here · unconfirmed
Nimble Spray CrabPercnon gibbesiReported here · unconfirmed
Ornate WrasseThalassoma pavoReported here · unconfirmed
Narrow-banded Spanish MackerelScomberomorus commersonReported here · unconfirmed
Red Sea GoatfishParupeneus forsskaliReported here · unconfirmed
Indian LionfishPterois milesReported here · unconfirmed
Rivulated RabbitfishSiganus rivulatusReported here · unconfirmed
Flavimaculosus PufferTorquigener flavimaculosusReported here · unconfirmed
Dusky SpinefootSiganus luridusReported here · unconfirmed
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