Isla Galeta
Colón · Panama
What have people found?
Caribbean vase, massive starlet coral and blue land crab turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Sally lightfoot crab, caribbean land hermit crab and atlantic long-spined sea urchin are the usual finds. ~32 distinct species have been recorded here.
Tide
We do not have a tide source for this coast yet.
When do people visit?
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Most observations come from April and June.
What should you know before visiting?
Customer parking is about 400 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 Isla Galeta?
Species records from iNaturalist
Sally Lightfoot CrabGrapsus grapsus
Caribbean Land Hermit CrabCoenobita clypeatus
Atlantic Long-spined Sea UrchinDiadema antillarum
Blue Land CrabCardisoma guanhumi
Massive Starlet CoralSiderastrea siderea
Caribbean VaseVolutella muricata
Mangrove Tree CrabAratus pisonii
Mangrove Root CrabGoniopsis cruentata
Caribbean Reef SquidSepioteuthis sepioidea
Bearded FirewormHermodice carunculata
Batwing Coral CrabCarpilius corallinus
Common Mantis ShrimpPseudosquilla ciliata
Sea GrapesCaulerpa racemosa
Atlantic Ghost CrabOcypode quadrata
Finger CoralPorites porites
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