Eastern Pacific

Galápagos, Cocos, Socorro — hammerhead schools, mantas and big pelagic action on remote seamounts.

Species cataloged: 597

Water temperature

18-28°C

Visibility

15-30 m

Best diving season

Jun-Nov

Top dive destinations

Galápagos, Cocos Island, Socorro

Species in this zone

• Haemulon flavolineatum - French grunt
• Haemulon sciurus - Bluestriped grunt
• Haemulon plumierii - White grunt
• Haemulon parra - Sailor's choice
• Haemulon aurolineatum - Tomtate grunt
• Anisotremus virginicus - Porkfish
• Holacanthus ciliaris - Queen angelfish
• Anisotremus surinamensis - Black margate
• Holocentrus adscensionis - Squirrelfish
• Sargocentron coruscum - Reef squirrelfish
• Myripristis jacobus - Blackbar soldierfish
• Neoniphon marianus - Longjaw squirrelfish
• Ophioblennius macclurei - Redlip blenny
• Chaenopsis ocellata - Bluethroat pikeblenny
• Acanthemblemaria maria - Secretary blenny
• Emblemariopsis bahamensis - Bahama blenny
• Mola mola - Ocean sunfish
• Sargassum vulgare - Common sargassum
• Stylophora pistillata - Smooth cauliflower coral
• Stathmonotus stahli - Black blenny
• Octopus vulgaris - Common octopus
• Hypselodoris picta - Painted hypselodoris
• Elacatinus genie - Cleaning goby
• Eretmochelys imbricata - Hawksbill turtle
• Coryphopterus glaucofraenum - Bridled goby
• Gnatholepis thompsoni - Goldspot goby
• Ginglymostoma cirratum - Nurse Shark
• Pterois volitans - Red lionfish
• Halimeda tuna - Halimeda
• Dasycladus vermicularis - Worm alga