Veracruz (Sistema Arrecifal Veracruzano)
The largest reef system in the Gulf of Mexico, a Biosphere Reserve with wrecks from the Spanish colonial period.
Depth
5–30 m
Recommended level
Open Water
Average visibility
15 m
Water temperature
26 °C
Current
Weak to moderate
Access
Boat
Best time
March-September
Recommended certification
Wreck Diver
Approx. price
45 USD / dive
The largest reef system in the Gulf of Mexico, a Biosphere Reserve with wrecks from the Spanish colonial period.
Location
See on the interactive map47 species documented in Veracruz (Sistema Arrecifal Veracruzano)
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
Critically EndangeredTortuga carey
Eretmochelys imbricata
EndangeredTortuga verde
Chelonia mydas
Abanico de mar púrpura
Gorgonia ventalina
Bonito listado
Katsuwonus pelamis
Cangrejo azul
Callinectes sapidus
Cangrejo azul terrestre
Cardisoma guanhumi
Cangrejo bayoneta americano
Limulus polyphemus
Ecosystem
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