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Punta de la Mona

Comarca de la Costa Granadina, Andalucía · Spain

What have people found?

Lady godiva, bluestriped light bulb tunicate and white flabellina turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Mediterranean violet aeolid, cratena slug and common octopus are the usual finds. ~144 distinct species have been recorded here, across at least 2 years of observations.

What is the best time to visit today?

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See low tide times at Punta de la Mona for the next three days
  1. Sun 15 Nov~11:30
  2. Mon 16 Novin the dark~0:30~12:30
  3. Tue 17 Novin the dark~1:30~14:00

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 April and June.

What should you know before visiting?

Parking is about 500 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 Punta de la Mona?

Species records from iNaturalist

Mediterranean Violet AeolidFlabellina affinis
Cratena SlugCratena peregrina
Common OctopusOctopus vulgaris
Lady GodivaNemesignis banyulensis
Violet Sea UrchinSphaerechinus granularis
Tricolored FelimareFelimare tricolor
red sea plumeAsparagopsis taxiformis
White FlabellinaLuisella babai
Purple Sea StarOphidiaster ophidianus
Variable Sea CucumberHolothuria sanctori
Mauve StingerPelagia noctiluca
Bluestriped light bulb tunicateClavelina dellavallei
Northwest Pacific brown algaRugulopteryx okamurae
Thuridilla hopeiThuridilla hopei
Regal Sea GoddessFelimare picta
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