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SNORKELING SITES

SNORKELING SITES These sites are divided into 4 sectors. In total, 16 islands with descriptions of 61 sites are presented. The Islands of each sector are found in alphabetic order. Different sites at one island are also found in alphabetic order. SITES - CENTRAL ISLANDS BALTRA BARTOLOMÉ

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SNORKELING SITES

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  1. SNORKELING SITES These sites are divided into 4 sectors. In total, 16 islands with descriptions of 61 sites are presented. The Islands of each sector are found in alphabetic order. Different sites at one island are also found in alphabetic order. SITES - CENTRAL ISLANDS BALTRA BARTOLOMÉ CHINESE HAT NORTH SEYMOUR RÁBIDA EAST RÁBIDA WEST ETC. CLICK ON A SITE AND GO TO THE MAP

  2. CENTRAL ISLANDS BARTOLOMÉ Twoareas are open for snorkeling. Onefromlanding spot to east, theotherfromthebeach at Pinnacle Rock to west. GENERAL – reeffishes SPECIFIC – occasionalwhite-tipreefsharks and penguins EASY to MODERATE – frombeachorfromthedinghy, checkoutdirection of currents.

  3. HOWTOIDENTIFYASPECIES? Thebookoffersphotographicidentification.Thereare5sectorsinalphabeticorder.Lookforthe sectorwhereyouthinkyourspeciesbelongsto,forinstance,afish.InFishes,narrowthechoices downto,forinstance,reddish–bigeyes.Checkoutthepicturesinthatsector,theyarethumb- nailsthemselves.Soaclickontheimagewillbringyoutothedescriptionpage.Itisfunandgoes fast.Thischapteroffersseveralsubdivisions,fromgeneraltomoredetailed.Eachsectorhasalso itsownintroduction.35pagescarry170photographicthumbnails. ANOTHER EXAMPLE FISHES INTRODUCTION ON FISHES EELS – 2 PAGES FOUND ON BOTTOM – SMALL – 3 PAGES FOUND ON BOTTOM – UNCOMMON SHAPE – 2 PAGES ETC. CLICK ON A SECTOR

  4. FoundOnBottom – UncommonShape FamilyBatfishes FamilyClingfishes GALAPAGOS CLINGFISH RED-LIPPED BATFISH FamilyLefteyeFlounders TROPICALFLOUNDER PACIFIC LEOPARD FLOUNDER FamilyFrogfishes OR BLOODY FROGFISH CORAL HAWFISH

  5. FAMILY HAWKFISHES CORAL HAWKFISH ClassActinopterygii Order Perciformes FamilyCirrhitidae Cirrhitichthysoxycephalus ODD-SHAPED BOTTOM-DWELLER LARGE RED TO PINK SPOTS SHORT, POINTED SNOUT NATIVE - INDIGENOUS ENGLISH COMMON NAMES: Coral Hawkfish. SPANISH COMMON NAMES: Halcón de coral. LOCAL NAME: Halcón de coral. DESCRIPTION: Large red spots on head and upperbody. Pink to light red spots ventrally. Short, pointedsnout. String-likeornamentsontips of dorsal fin spines. Size to 10 cm. DISTRIBUTION: North to Baja, including offshore islands. Also tropical Indo-Pacific. WHERE: Perchedon pectoral finsonrockyshadedareas. Depth: from 10 Ft. COMMON entireArchipelago. Seen at ChineseHat.

  6. ENJOY YOUR STAY IN GALAPAGOS

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