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Bahía de Caráquez

Sucre, Manabí · Ecuador

What have people found?

Bertin's sanguin, stone oyster and pacific calico scallop turn up here more than at our other tide pools. Panamic comb venus, fire tentacle anemone and similar cardita shell are the usual finds. ~96 distinct species have been recorded here.

Tide

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

View the predicted tide at Playa Prieta, 65 miles away.

When do people visit?

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Most observations come from August and September.

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. Tide pool safety
A tide pool is a fragile place. Look and photograph, take nothing. The tidepooling code

What lives at Bahía de Caráquez?

Species records from iNaturalist

Uvanilla buschiiUvanilla buschii
Panamic Comb VenusHysteroconcha lupanaria
Fire Tentacle AnemoneBunodosoma grande
Similar Cardita ShellCarditamera affinis
Oliva polpastaOliva polpasta
Leptopecten tumbezensisLeptopecten tumbezensis
Pacific Calico ScallopArgopecten ventricosus
Short-tooth Thorn DrupeAcanthais brevidentata
Stramonita biserialisStramonita biserialis
Bertin's SanguinPsammotella bertini
Hysteroconcha multispinosaHysteroconcha multispinosa
Indo-Pacific Man-O-WarPhysalia utriculus
Green Spiny LobsterPanulirus gracilis
Stone OysterStriostrea prismatica
Mactrellona exoletaMactrellona exoleta
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