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Shrimp cave
Mandráki, Aegean Islands, Greece
Max depth40 m
LevelEstimated: Advanced and up
Water bodySea of Crete
Water temp17–25°C
Estimated from climate dataMay–Oct
About this site
Shrimp cave is a cave, reef and wall dive site near Mandráki, South Aegean, Greece, in the Sea of Crete. It has a maximum depth of about 40 m. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 17 to 25 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Devil FirefishPterois miles
RedcoatSargocentron rubrum
Smooth-houndMustelus mustelus
DamselfishChromis chromis
Dusky GrouperEpinephelus marginatus
Dusky SpinefootSiganus luridus
Pearly RazorfishXyrichtys novacula
PompanoTrachinotus ovatus
Nearby sites
- 1Pachia reef4.2 km
- 2Kateros reef7.4 km
- 3Kaloutsi reef8.3 km
- 4Barracuda reef9.0 km
- 5Agios Savvas9.1 km
- 6Stingray Champagne9.6 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org