Praia Coroa Vermelha
Bahia · Brazil
What have people found?
Guilding's sea star, antillean hermit crab and caribbean sea mat turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Spotted seahare, redfinger rubble crab and atlantic ghost crab are the usual finds. ~27 distinct species have been recorded here.
Tide
We do not have a tide source for this coast yet.
When do people visit?
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Most observations come from January and September.
What should you know before visiting?
Parking is about 850 meters away.
Arrive 45 minutes to an hour before low tide and leave as it turns. The water comes back faster than it left.
Grippy shoes beat sandals. Wet rock and algae are more slippery than they look. Rock pool safety
A rock pool is a fragile place. Look and photograph, take nothing. The rockpooling code
What lives at Praia Coroa Vermelha?
Species records from iNaturalist
spotted seahareAplysia dactylomela
Redfinger Rubble CrabEriphia gonagra
Atlantic Ghost CrabOcypode quadrata
Atlantic Rock-boring UrchinEchinometra lucunter
Antillean Hermit CrabClibanarius antillensis
Guilding's Sea StarLinckia guildingi
Caribbean Sea MatPalythoa caribaeorum
Variegated Sea UrchinLytechinus variegatus
Dark CerithCerithium atratum
Five-notched Sand DollarEncope emarginata
Astralium latispinaAstralium latispina
Sea GrapesCaulerpa racemosa
Ram's Horn SquidSpirula spirula
Harlequin Sea CucumberHolothuria grisea
Mottled Shore CrabPachygrapsus transversus
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