Sabalos Reef

Spotted Spiny Lobster (panulirus guttatus) macro - Geofish Dive15m maximum depth

Light to moderate current with good visibility.

This is a great dive loaded with things to see. This reef supports an amazing amount of life. Almost everything you can see in the Mexican Caribbean can be seen here from the smallest of nudibranches to the giant tarpon (sábalo in Spanish) after which this reef is named. Tarpon can be seen here in great numbers when the conditions are right.

This reef has an interesting topography with walls, groves, overhangs and traversable passages. If you think it’s good during the day, try it at night!

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Atlantic Thorney Oyster (spondylus americanus) - Geofish Dive
Azure Vase Sponge (callyspongia plicifera) & Golden Crinoid (davidaster rubiginosa) - Geofish Dive
Blue Angelfish (holacanthus bermudensis) & Queen Angelfish (holacanthus ciliaris) - Geofish Dive
Atlantic Thorney Oyster
(Spondylus americanus)
Azure Vase Sponge
(Callyspongia plicifera) &
Golden Crinoid
(Davidaster rubiginosa)
Blue Angelfish
(Holacanthus bermudensis) &
Queen Angelfish
(Holacanthus ciliaris)
Caribbean Spiny Lobster (panulirus argus) - Geofish Dive
Channel Cling Crab (mithrax spinosissimus) male & female - Geofish Dive
Common Octopus (octopus vulgaris) - Geofish Dive
Caribbean Spiny Lobster
(Panulirus argus)
Channel Cling Crab
(Mithrax spinosissimus)
male & female
Common Octopus
(Octopus vulgaris)
Divers with Various Reef Fish - Geofish Dive
Fairy Basslet (gramma loreto) aka Royal Gramma - Geofish Dive
Green Moray (gymnothorax funebris) - Geofish Dive
Divers with Various Reef Fish
Fairy Basslet (Gramma loreto)
aka Royal Gramma
Green Moray
(Gymnothorax funebris)
Hawksbill Turtle <em>(Eretmochelys imbricata)</em> - Geofish Dive
Hawksbill Turtle <em>(Eretmochelys imbricata)</em> eating - Geofish Dive
Porcupinefish (diodon hystrix) - Geofish Dive
Hawksbill Turtle
(Eretmochelys imbricata)
Hawksbill Turtle
(Eretmochelys imbricata) eating
Porcupinefish
(Diodon hystrix)
Porkfish (anisotremus virginicus) - Geofish Dive
Queen Conch (strombus gigas) - Geofish Dive
Smooth Trunkfish (lactophrys triqueter) - Geofish Dive
Porkfish
(Anisotremus virginicus)
Queen Conch
(Strombus gigas)
Smooth Trunkfish
(Lactophrys triqueter)
Spotted Spiny Lobster (panulirus guttatus) - Geofish Dive
Spotted Spiny Lobster (panulirus guttatus) macro - Geofish Dive
Spotted Moray (gymnothorax moringa) - Geofish Dive
Spotted Spiny Lobster
(Panulirus guttatus)
Spotted Spiny Lobster
(Panulirus guttatus) macro
Spotted Moray
(Gymnothorax moringa)
Various Grunts - Geofish Dive
Various Reef Fish - Geofish Dive
Various Sponges & Sharpnose Puffer (canthigaster rostrata) - Geofish Dive
Various Grunts
Various Reef Fish
Various Sponges &
Sharpnose Puffer
(Canthigaster rostrata)

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