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Ciudad Aventuras

Ciudad Aventuras, Quintana Roo · Mexico

What have people found?

West indian green chiton, blackback land crab and queen conch turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Caribbean land hermit crab, west indian fuzzy chiton and blue land crab are the usual finds. ~63 distinct species have been recorded here.

Tide

We do not have a tide source for this coast yet.

View the predicted tide at Esduma La Perla Hotel Isla Mujeres, 99 kilometers away.

When do people visit?

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Most observations come from March and December.

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 Ciudad Aventuras?

Species records from iNaturalist

Caribbean Land Hermit CrabCoenobita clypeatus
West Indian Fuzzy ChitonAcanthopleura granulata
Blue Land CrabCardisoma guanhumi
West Indian Green ChitonChiton tuberculatus
Queen ConchAliger gigas
Purple Sea FanGorgonia ventalina
West Indian Top ShellCittarium pica
spotted seahareAplysia dactylomela
Lettuce Sea SlugElysia crispata
Atlantic Rock-boring UrchinEchinometra lucunter
Checkered NeriteNerita tessellata
Blackback Land CrabHartnollius lateralis
Caribbean Spiny LobsterPanulirus argus
Four-toothed NeriteNerita versicolor
Blue-legged Hermit CrabClibanarius tricolor
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