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Praia da Pituba

Salvador, Bahia · Brazil

What have people found?

Olive zoanthid, collared sand anemone and wavy bubble snail turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Redfinger rubble crab, masked swimming crab and brazilian reef octopus are the usual finds. ~100 distinct species have been recorded here.

What is the best time to visit today?

Download the app to see the 7-day schedule.

See low tide times at Praia da Pituba for the next three days
  1. Sun 15 Novin the dark~1:00~13:00
  2. Mon 16 Novin the dark~2:00~14:00
  3. Tue 17 Novin the dark~3:00~15:30

Every low tide each day, in local time at the shore.

Plan the week in Intertidal
  • A tide chart for every day, with the best window marked
  • Identify what you find from a photo
  • An alert when a good daylight low is coming

When do people visit?

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Most observations come from January and December.

What should you know before visiting?

Parking is about 400 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 da Pituba?

Species records from iNaturalist

Redfinger Rubble CrabEriphia gonagra
Fissurella itapemaFissurella itapema
Masked Swimming CrabCallinectes larvatus
Brazilian Reef OctopusOctopus insularis
Atlantic Rock-boring UrchinEchinometra lucunter
Orangeclaw Hermit CrabCalcinus tibicen
Banded Coral ShrimpStenopus hispidus
Lottia subrugosaLottia subrugosa
Mottled Shore CrabPachygrapsus transversus
Wavy Bubble SnailMicromelo undatus
Agathistoma viridulumAgathistoma viridulum
spotted seahareAplysia dactylomela
Olive ZoanthidZoanthus sociatus
Collared Sand AnemoneActinostella flosculifera
Canjica AnemoneBunodosoma cangicum
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