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Mollendo

Mollendo, Arequipa · Peru

What have people found?

Common light-striated sea star, pacific sand crab and south american multiradiate sun star are the usual finds. ~15 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 Mollendo for the next three days
  1. Sun 15 Nov~7:00~17:00
  2. Mon 16 Nov~8:00~18:00
  3. Tue 17 Nov~9:00in the dark~19:30

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 December.

What should you know before visiting?

Parking is about 700 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 Mollendo?

Species records from iNaturalist

Common Light-striated Sea StarStichaster striatus
Pacific Sand CrabEmerita analoga
South American Multiradiate Sun StarHeliaster helianthus
Purple MusselPerumytilus purpuratus
Painted Ghost CrabOcypode gaudichaudii
Phymactis papillosaPhymactis papillosa
South American Sea NettleChrysaora plocamia
Peruvian periwinkleEchinolittorina peruviana
Smooth Black TegulaTegula atra
Phymanthea pluviaPhymanthea pluvia
Changos OctopusOctopus mimus
Bellia pictaBellia picta
Red squat lobsterGrimothea monodon
Bisexual MusselSemimytilus patagonicus
Black Sea UrchinArbacia nigra
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