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Desecheo Island

Reef/Wall
Depth: 10–35 mLevel: Advanced Open WaterAll year round
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An uninhabited island in the Mona Passage with reefs little visited because of its distance from the main coast.

Depth

10–35 m

Recommended level

Advanced Open Water

Average visibility

25 m

An uninhabited island in the Mona Passage with reefs little visited because of its distance from the main coast.

Location

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Desecheo Island: 36 documented species

Ecosystem

ReefWall

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Same country: Puerto Rico

Same country: Puerto Rico

Same type of dive: Reef, Wall

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Water temperature

27 °C

Current

Moderate

Access

Boat

Best season

All year round

Recommended certification

Open Water

Approx. price

55 USD / dive

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Best season
All year round
Approx. price
55 USD / dive
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Same type of dive: Reef, Wall

Puerto Rico · Mona Passage
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Common Sea FanNot Evaluated

Common Sea Fan

Gorgonia ventalina

Great BarracudaLeast Concern

Great Barracuda

Sphyraena barracuda

Blue CrabNot Evaluated

Blue Crab

Callinectes sapidus

Great Land CrabNot Evaluated

Great Land Crab

Cardisoma guanhumi

Atlantic Ghost CrabNot Evaluated

Atlantic Ghost Crab

Ocypode quadrata

Portuguese Man-of-warNot Evaluated

Portuguese Man-of-war

Physalia physalis

Queen ConchNot Evaluated

Queen Conch

Lobatus gigas

Spotted Eagle RayEndangered

Spotted Eagle Ray

Aetobatus narinari

Grooved Brain CoralCritically Endangered

Grooved Brain Coral

Diploria labyrinthiformis

Elkhorn CoralCritically Endangered

Elkhorn Coral

Acropora palmata

Staghorn CoralCritically Endangered

Staghorn Coral

Acropora cervicornis

Branching Fire CoralNot Evaluated

Branching Fire Coral

Millepora alcicornis

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UNESCO
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CountryPuerto Rico
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