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Bahia de Tijeretas
Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, The Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Max depth12 m
LevelEstimated: Beginner-friendly
Water bodyPacific Ocean
Water temp22–27°C
Estimated from climate dataYear-round
About this site
Bahia de Tijeretas is a reef dive site near Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, Galápagos, Ecuador, in the Pacific Ocean. It has a maximum depth of about 12 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes sea lions, lobsters, groupers, stingrays, sea turtles. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 22 to 27 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Galapagos Sea LionZalophus wollebaeki
Brown Sea CucumberIsostichopus fuscus
Pronghorn Spiny LobsterPanulirus penicillatus
Mexican HogfishBodianus diplotaenia
Razor SurgeonfishPrionurus laticlavius
Blue-barred ParrotfishScarus ghobban- Island MajorStegastes arcifrons
- Spinster WrasseHalichoeres nicholsi
Nearby sites
- 1Pared De Tijeretas0.3 km
- 2Caragua - ShipWreck1.5 km
- 3Ocho1.7 km
- 4Cuevas De Los Corales2.2 km
- 5Bajo De Cerro Mundo3.6 km
- 6Isla Lobo5.8 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org