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Apogon
Leni, Messina, Italy
LevelIntermediate and up
Water bodyTyrrhenian Sea
Water temp14–27°C
Estimated from climate dataJun–Sep
About this site
Apogon is a dive site near Leni, Messina, Italy, in the Tyrrhenian Sea. Best for divers with some experience. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes octopus, sea turtles, moray eels. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 14 to 27 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Common OctopusOctopus vulgaris
Loggerhead TurtleCaretta caretta
Brown CowryLuria lurida
Madeira RockfishScorpaena maderensis
Mediterranean JellyCotylorhiza tuberculata
Brown MorayGymnothorax unicolor
Mediterranean MorayMuraena helena
Painted ComberSerranus scriba
Nearby sites
- 1Bludive Salina22 km
- 2Secca di Ponente64 km
- 3Secca di Levante66 km
- 4Tre Pietrazze66 km
- 5Grotta del Cristo67 km
- 6Campanari74 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · OpenWaterAtlas (CC BY 4.0), citing OBIS/GBIF · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org