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Hot sulfur
Portsmouth, Dominica
Water bodyCaribbean Sea
Water temp27–29°C
Estimated from climate dataOct–Jul
About this site
Hot sulfur is a reef dive site near Portsmouth, Saint John, Dominica, in the Caribbean Sea. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes groupers, nudibranchs, octopus, moray eels, sea turtles. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 27 to 29 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Rusty GobyPriolepis hipoliti
BlueheadThalassoma bifasciatum
Masked GobyCoryphopterus personatus- Pallid GobyCoryphopterus eidolon
Brazil Reef OctopusOctopus insularis
FlamefishApogon maculatus
Goldspot GobyGnatholepis thompsoni
Spiny UrchinDiadema antillarum
Nearby sites
- 1Hot Sophia0.4 km
- 2Plume plateau - shallow2.7 km
- 3Plume plateau deep2.8 km
- 4Pole to pole2.9 km
- 5Sharks mouth3.0 km
- 6Cabrits Drop3.5 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org