Desecheo Island
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
Water temperature
27 °C
Current
Moderate
Access
Boat
Best time
All year round
Recommended certification
Open Water
Approx. price
55 USD / dive
An uninhabited island in the Mona Passage with reefs little visited because of its distance from the main coast.
Location
See on the interactive map36 species documented in Desecheo Island
Least ConcernBarracuda
Sphyraena barracuda
Least ConcernDelfín mular
Tursiops truncatus
Data DeficientLangosta espinosa del Caribe
Panulirus argus
Least ConcernMorena verde
Gymnothorax funebris
VulnerableTiburón nodriza
Ginglymostoma cirratum
Critically EndangeredTortuga carey
Eretmochelys imbricata
Abanico de mar púrpura
Gorgonia ventalina
Cangrejo azul
Callinectes sapidus
Cangrejo azul terrestre
Cardisoma guanhumi
Cangrejo fantasma atlántico
Ocypode quadrata
Carabela portuguesa
Physalia physalis
Caracola reina
Lobatus gigas
Ecosystem
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