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Barracuda reef
Mandráki, Aegean Islands, Greece
Water bodySea of Crete
Water temp17–25°C
Estimated from climate dataMay–Oct
About this site
Barracuda reef is a reef and wall dive site near Mandráki, South Aegean, Greece, in the Sea of Crete. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes lionfish, nudibranchs. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 17 to 25 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Marbled SpinefootSiganus rivulatus
Red Sea GoatfishParupeneus forsskali
White SeabreamDiplodus sargus
Ornate WrasseThalassoma pavo
Black Sea UrchinArbacia lixula
Devil FirefishPterois miles
Dusky SpinefootSiganus luridus
ParrotfishSparisoma cretense
Nearby sites
- 1Agios Savvas0.5 km
- 2The well1.0 km
- 3Kaloutsi reef2.7 km
- 4Pali corner3.0 km
- 5Stingray Champagne3.9 km
- 6Kateros reef4.2 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org