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Mosquera
Puerto Ayora, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador
EntryBoat
Max depth27 m
LevelAdvanced and up
Water bodyPacific Ocean
Water temp21–27°C
Estimated from climate dataOct–Jul
About this site
Mosquera is a reef dive site near Puerto Ayora, Galápagos, Ecuador, in the Pacific Ocean. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 27 m. Recommended for advanced divers. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes sea lions, reef sharks, groupers, eagle rays, stingrays. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 21 to 27 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Galapagos Sea LionZalophus wollebaeki
Whitetip Reef SharkTriaenodon obesus
Ocellated Eagle RayAetobatus ocellatus- Razor SurgeonfishPrionurus laticlavius
- Blue-barred ParrotfishScarus ghobban
- Mexican HogfishBodianus diplotaenia
- Green TurtleChelonia mydas
- King AngelfishHolacanthus passer
Nearby sites
- 1North Seymour3.5 km
- 2Daphne8.5 km
- 3Baltra17 km
- 4Plazas23 km
- 5Gordon Rocks, Galapagos23 km
- 6Bartolomé/Cousin Rocks32 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · OpenWaterAtlas (CC BY 4.0), citing OBIS/GBIF · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org