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La Montosa Island
Crucecita, Pacific Coast Of Mexico, Mexico
Water bodyGulf of Tehuantepec
Water temp27–30°C
Estimated from climate dataOct–May
About this site
La Montosa Island is a cavern, drift, reef and wall dive site near Crucecita, Oaxaca, Mexico, in the Gulf of Tehuantepec. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes dolphins, sea turtles, jacks, groupers, moray eels. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 27 to 30 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Giant DamselfishMicrospathodon dorsalis
Cortez Rainbow WrasseThalassoma lucasanum
Acapulco MajorStegastes acapulcoensis
Banded WrasseHalichoeres notospilus
Razor SurgeonfishPrionurus laticlavius
BarberfishJohnrandallia nigrirostris
Olive RidleyLepidochelys olivacea
Pantropical Spotted DolphinStenella attenuata
Nearby sites
- 1Punta Arrocito1.7 km
- 2Punta Tejon2.7 km
- 3Morro Tejon3.2 km
- 4La Blanca Channels3.8 km
- 5La Blanquita4.0 km
- 6La Blanca4.1 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org