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Bahía La Choya

Puerto Peñasco, Sonora · Mexico

What have people found?

Panama serpent star, baja california cerith and wavy turban turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Lumpy claw crab, sulphur sea cucumber and california seahare are the usual finds. ~89 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 Bahía La Choya for the next three days
  1. Sun 15 Nov~12:00in the dark~23:00
  2. Mon 16 Nov~14:30
  3. Tue 17 Novin the dark~1:00~16:00

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 February and March.

What should you know before visiting?

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 Bahía La Choya?

Species records from iNaturalist

Lumpy Claw CrabEriphia squamata
Sulphur Sea CucumberHolothuria lubrica
California SeahareAplysia californica
Baja California CerithCerithium stercusmuscarum
Chiton virgulatusChiton virgulatus
Panama Serpent StarOphioderma panamense
Leukoma grataLeukoma grata
wavy turbanTurbo fluctuosus
Limaria pacificaLimaria pacifica
Blue-eyed Spotted Hermit CrabClibanarius digueti
Pale AnemoneExaiptasia diaphana
Vitta luteofasciataVitta luteofasciata
Hedgpeth's DoridPolycera hedgpethi
Banded Brittle StarOphionereis annulata
Green Button PolypPalythoa mutuki
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