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Aquarium
Playa del Carmen, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico
Water bodyCaribbean Sea
Water temp26–29°C
Estimated from climate dataSep
About this site
Aquarium is a reef dive site near Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico, in the Caribbean Sea. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes sea fans, lobsters, barracuda, jacks, nurse sharks. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 26 to 29 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Sergeant MajorAbudefduf saxatilis
Chupare StingrayStyracura schmardae
Blue TangAcanthurus coeruleus
Caribbean Spiny LobsterPanulirus argus
Yellow StingrayUrobatis jamaicensis
Rock UrchinEchinometra lucunter
Bluestriped GruntHaemulon sciurus
BlueheadThalassoma bifasciatum
Nearby sites
- 1Fish Market1.6 km
- 2Puentes1.9 km
- 3Media Luna2.1 km
- 4The Wall2.2 km
- 5J-33.0 km
- 6Puerto Morelos The Aquarium3.0 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org