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The Zoo
Checker Hall, Saint Lucy, Barbados
EntryBoat
Max depth20 m
LevelEstimated: Intermediate and up
Water bodyCaribbean Sea
Water temp27–29°C
Estimated from climate dataOct–Jul
About this site
The Zoo is a dive site near Checker Hall, Saint Lucy, Barbados, in the Caribbean Sea. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 20 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes moray eels, groupers, frogfish, jacks, sea turtles. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 27 to 29 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Redlip BlennyOphioblennius atlanticus
Dusky DamselfishStegastes adustus
Rusty GobyPriolepis hipoliti
Spinyhead BlennyAcanthemblemaria spinosa- Puffcheek BlennyGobioclinus bucciferus
- Saddled BlennyMalacoctenus triangulatus
GlasseyeHeteropriacanthus cruentatus- Mimic BlennyGobioclinus guppyi
Nearby sites
- 1Cement Plant0.4 km
- 2FishPot - Shore Dive1.1 km
- 3Maycocks - Sand Channels1.3 km
- 4Brightledge1.8 km
- 5Maycocks Bay1.9 km
- 6Pamir, wreck2.5 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org