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El Poris
Lomo de Arico, Canary Islands, Spain
EntryShore
Water bodyAtlantic Ocean
Water temp19–24°C
Estimated from climate dataAug–Nov
About this site
El Poris is a wall dive site near Lomo de Arico, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain, in the Atlantic Ocean. It is reached from the shore. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes octopus, cuttlefish, stingrays, sea turtles, groupers. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 19 to 24 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Common CuttlefishSepia officinalis
ParrotfishSparisoma cretense
Common OctopusOctopus vulgaris
Blue Spiny StarfishCoscinasterias tenuispina
Yellowmouth BarracudaSphyraena viridensis
Atlantic LizardfishSynodus saurus
Spray CrabPercnon gibbesi
Green TurtleChelonia mydas
Nearby sites
- 1Abades Bay2.8 km
- 2Abades Mountain2.9 km
- 3Trumpet Fish Cave2.9 km
- 4Turtle Viilage3.0 km
- 5Las Eras3.3 km
- 6Guimar17 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org