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Sa Punta de n'Amer

Llevant, Illes Balears · Spain

What have people found?

Granulated pill woodlouse and turbinate monodont turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Marbled crab, snakelocks anemone and saint piran's hermit crab are the usual finds. ~33 distinct species have been recorded here. More has been recorded at S'Amarador, 32 kilometers away.

What is the best time to visit today?

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See low tide times at Sa Punta de n'Amer for the next three days
  1. Sun 15 Novin the dark~4:30
  2. Mon 16 Novin the dark~5:00
  3. Tue 17 Novin the dark~5:30

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 February and September.

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 Sa Punta de n'Amer?

Species records from iNaturalist

Marbled CrabPachygrapsus marmoratus
snakelocks anemoneAnemonia viridis
Saint Piran's Hermit CrabClibanarius erythropus
Granulated Pill WoodlouseArmadillidium granulatum
Turbinate MonodontPhorcus turbinatus
Atlantic Purple Sea UrchinParacentrotus lividus
Sulphur Boring SpongeCliona celata
Black sea urchinArbacia lixula
Mediterranean Cone SnailConus ventricosus
Mediterranean LimpetPatella caerulea
Italian Sea SlaterLigia italica
Couch's Trumpet AnemoneAiptasia couchii
Pale LucinaLoripes orbiculatus
Vineyard SnailCernuella virgata
White Italian SnailTheba pisana
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