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Radazul

El Rosario, Canarias · Spain

What have people found?

Beaded sea cucumber, flaming reef lobster and atlantic dancing shrimp turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Blunt-tentacled anemone, common octopus and east atlantic sally lightfoot crab are the usual finds. ~184 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 Radazul for the next three days
  1. Sun 15 Nov~11:00in the dark~22:30
  2. Mon 16 Nov~12:00in the dark~0:00
  3. Tue 17 Nov~13:00

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 December.

What should you know before visiting?

Parking is about 300 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 Radazul?

Species records from iNaturalist

Blunt-tentacled AnemoneTelmatactis cricoides
Common OctopusOctopus vulgaris
East Atlantic Sally Lightfoot CrabGrapsus adscensionis
European Common CuttlefishSepia officinalis
Atlantic Dancing ShrimpCinetorhynchus rigens
White Sea StarCoscinasterias tenuispina
Arrow CrabStenorhynchus lanceolatus
Spiny Fan MusselPinna rudis
Beaded Sea CucumberEuapta lappa
flaming reef lobsterHoplometopus antillensis
Bearded FirewormHermodice carunculata
Nimble Spray CrabPercnon gibbesi
Red Comb StarAstropecten aranciacus
Atlantic White-spotted OctopusPinnoctopus macropus
Mediterranean Red Sea StarEchinaster sepositus
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