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Lion de mer
Saint-Raphaël, South Of France, France
Water bodyMediterranean Sea
Water temp13–23°C
Estimated from climate dataJun–Sep
About this site
Lion de mer is a cave, reef and wreck dive site near Saint-Raphaël, Var, France, in the Mediterranean Sea. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes nudibranchs, octopus, dolphins, lobsters, soft corals. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 13 to 23 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Red StarfishEchinaster (Echinaster) sepositus
Black Sea UrchinArbacia lixula
Scarlet CoralBalanophyllia (Balanophyllia) europaea
Violet Sea UrchinSphaerechinus granularis
Cotton-spinnerHolothuria (Holothuria) tubulosa
Common OctopusOctopus vulgaris
Smooth StarfishHacelia attenuata
Slit LimpetsFlabellina affinis
Nearby sites
- 1Pinassen10 km
- 2Sardinaux, Ilôt13 km
- 3Tombant des Sardinaux13 km
- 4La Roche D'Aurelle13 km
- 5Sardinaux, Rocher de la Garde Nord13 km
- 6Rocher de la Garde (les Sardinaux)13 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org