El Aquario
Quepos, Manuel Antonio National Park Quepos, Costa Rica
Water bodyPacific Ocean
Water temp28–30°C
Estimated from climate dataYear-round
About this site
El Aquario is a reef dive site near Quepos, Puntarenas, Costa Rica, in the Pacific Ocean. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes jacks, dolphins, groupers, moray eels, lobsters. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 28 to 30 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Panamic Sergeant MajorAbudefduf troschelii
Yellow SnapperLutjanus argentiventris
Giant DamselfishMicrospathodon dorsalis
Pantropical Spotted DolphinStenella attenuata
Cortez Rainbow WrasseThalassoma lucasanum
Dusky SeargentAbudefduf concolor
Acapulco MajorStegastes acapulcoensis
Banded WrasseHalichoeres notospilus
Nearby sites
- 1Geos Ridge0.8 km
- 2South Point0.9 km
- 3Canyon Reef1.2 km
- 4Starfish Garden1.4 km
- 5El Toro2.7 km
- 6Punta Quepos3.3 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org
