Arinaga
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About this site
Arinaga is a dive site located within the El Cabrón Marine Reserve on the east coast of Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, with a maximum depth of 18 m and a wreck as part of its bottom terrain. The site is rated suitable for beginners and sits within one of the most prolific dive areas in the Canary Islands.
The marine life at Arinaga is notably diverse for the reserve, with species including angel sharks, stingrays, rays, dusky grouper, island grouper, barracuda, morays, bream, roncadors (striped grunts), filefish, and nudibranchs such as Hypselodoris picta. The seagrass Zostera noltii is also present on the bottom. Angel sharks are most reliably encountered during winter months. The Great Arch at Arinaga is a known spot for striped grunts.
Water temperatures range from around 24°C in September down to 18°C in February, with the cooler, nutrient-richer period from late November through to the end of July considered a productive season for diving. Visibility at the site is great. Angel shark season runs through winter.
Marine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
StingrayStingrayReported here · unconfirmed
Moray eelMoray eelReported here · unconfirmed
European ParrotfishSparisoma cretenseReported here · unconfirmed
AngelsharkSquatina squatinaReported here · unconfirmed
Ornate WrasseThalassoma pavoReported here · unconfirmed
Canary DamselSimiliparma luridaReported here · unconfirmed
Atlantic DamselfishChromis limbataReported here · unconfirmed
Eastern Atlantic TrumpetfishAulostomus strigosusReported here · unconfirmed
Black MorayMuraena augustiReported here · unconfirmed
Bastard GruntPomadasys incisusReported here · unconfirmed
GrouperGrouperReported here · unconfirmed
BarracudaBarracudaReported here · unconfirmed
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