San Rafaelito
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About this site
San Rafaelito is a rocky islet in La Paz Bay, just outside Balandra Bay, and it can be dived or snorkelled. The maximum depth is 16 metres, and the site can be dived year-round.
Healthy coral communities cover the rock and support a rich variety of marine life. A small colony of 40 to 50 California sea lions, none of them breeding here, hauls out on the rocks and swims through the surrounding water.
Marine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
Longspined PorcupinefishDiodon holocanthusReported here · unconfirmed
Gulf Sun StarHeliaster kubinijiReported here · unconfirmed
Panamic Sergeant MajorAbudefduf troscheliiReported here · unconfirmed
California Sea LionZalophus californianusReported here · unconfirmed
Brazilian AeolidSpurilla brazilianaReported here · unconfirmed
Cortez Rainbow WrasseThalassoma lucasanumReported here · unconfirmed
WrasseWrasseReported here · unconfirmed
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