All resultsExplore/Sicily/Canalone
Canalone
Vampolieri, Sicily, Italy
Water bodyIonian Sea
Water temp15–27°C
Estimated from climate dataJun–Oct
About this site
Canalone is a channel, reef and wall dive site near Vampolieri, Catania, Italy, in the Ionian Sea. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes dolphins, nudibranchs, moray eels, octopus, barracuda. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 15 to 27 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Striped DolphinStenella coeruleoalba
Ornate WrasseThalassoma pavo
Rainbow WrasseCoris julis
DamselfishChromis chromis
Black ScorpionfishScorpaena porcus
Peacock WrasseSymphodus tinca
ParrotfishSparisoma cretense
Common Bottlenose DolphinTursiops truncatus
Nearby sites
- 1Relitto Toikosan Maru1.2 km
- 2Grotta delle Monete7.5 km
- 3Isolotto e Anfore7.5 km
- 4Cerianthus 38 mt7.6 km
- 5Ricci Matita7.6 km
- 6Pinnacoli7.6 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org