Utila (tiburón ballena)
An island known as one of the cheapest places in the world to get certified and see whale sharks.
Depth
5–30 m
Recommended level
Open Water
Average visibility
25 m
Water temperature
28 °C
Current
Weak
Access
Boat
Best time
March-April, August-Sep
Recommended certification
Open Water
Approx. price
35 USD / dive
Plan your dive
- Best time
- March-April, August-Sep
- Approx. price
- 35 USD / dive
Location
See on the interactive map41 species documented in Utila (tiburón ballena)
EndangeredTiburón ballena
Rhincodon typus
Least ConcernBarracuda
Sphyraena barracuda
Critically EndangeredCoral cuerno de alce
Acropora palmata
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
Bonito listado
Katsuwonus pelamis
Cangrejo azul
Callinectes sapidus
Cangrejo azul terrestre
Cardisoma guanhumi
Ecosystem
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