Playa Pesquero
Holguín · Cuba
What have people found?
Magnificent feather duster worm, zombie crab and slate pencil urchin turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Caribbean land hermit crab, atlantic ghost crab and atlantic long-spined sea urchin are the usual finds. ~79 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 March and October.
What should you know before visiting?
Parking is about 800 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 Playa Pesquero?
Species records from iNaturalist
Caribbean Land Hermit CrabCoenobita clypeatus
Atlantic Ghost CrabOcypode quadrata
Atlantic Long-spined Sea UrchinDiadema antillarum
Blue Land CrabCardisoma guanhumi
Magnificent Feather Duster WormSabellastarte magnifica
Zombie CrabGecarcinus ruricola
Atlantic Rock-boring UrchinEchinometra lucunter
Slate Pencil UrchinEucidaris tribuloides
Bearded FirewormHermodice carunculata
West Indian Sea EggTripneustes ventricosus
West Indian Fuzzy ChitonAcanthopleura granulata
Polymita muscarumPolymita muscarum
Beaded PeriwinkleCenchritis muricatus
Symmetrical Brain CoralPseudodiploria strigosa
Caribbean Reef SquidSepioteuthis sepioidea
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