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Siphone
Taormina, Sicily, Italy
Max depth30 m
LevelEstimated: Intermediate and up
Water bodyIonian Sea
Water temp15–27°C
Estimated from climate dataJun–Oct
About this site
Siphone is a wall dive site near Taormina, Messina, Italy, in the Ionian Sea. It has a maximum depth of about 30 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes nudibranchs, dolphins, octopus, moray eels, cuttlefish. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 15 to 27 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Mauve StingerPelagia noctiluca
Common OctopusOctopus vulgaris
SalemaSarpa salpa
Striped DolphinStenella coeruleoalba
Blue Spiny StarfishCoscinasterias tenuispina
ParrotfishSparisoma cretense
Hermit CrabClibanarius erythropus
Ornate WrasseThalassoma pavo
Nearby sites
- 1Blue Cave Bay0.1 km
- 2Canyon del Diablo0.4 km
- 3Canyon di Angelo0.4 km
- 4Isola Bella South0.4 km
- 5Greek Columns1.0 km
- 6Zu Innaru Rock1.0 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org