Sea lion swimming
  Diving
 
   
 
Pucusana
Paracas/Ballestas Islands
Pachacamac Island
 
   
   
     
  Marine bird-watching
 
 
 
   


 

 

 


 

 

 


Diving spots in Pucusana

The Deer:

The deer is a rocky outcrop that comes up from 29 meters of depth and breaks trought he surface, south of Pucusana. Surrounded by sand floor.

Level of difficulty: medium - easy in the lower part to difficult in the upper part due to wave action.

 

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in the following list
  Fish:  
 
Family: Blenniidae
Giant Blenny
 

Scartichthys gigas
 
Family: Cheilodactylidae
Peruvian Morwong
 

Cheilodactylus variegatus
 

Family: Haemulidae
Peruvian Grunt
Cabinza Grunt

 


Anisotremus scapularis

Isacia conceptionis

 

Family: Labridae
Chameleon Wrasse

 

Halichoeres dispilus
 

Family: Malacanthidae
Ocean Whitefish

 

Caulolatilus princeps
 

Family: Pomacentridae
Pacific Chromis

 

Chromis crusma
 

Family: Serranidae
Peruvian Rock Seabass

 

Paralabrax humeralis
 
Crustaceans:
 
 

Family: Calappidae
Chilean Sand Crab

 

Hepatus chilensis
  Molusks:    
 

Family: Chitonidae
Chiton
Chiton

 


Chiton cumingsii
Tonicia elegans

 

Family Calyptraeidae
Spiral Cup and Saucer Limpet,
Spiral Slipper Limpet

Banded Cup and Saucer Limpet,
Banded Slipper Limpet

 


Calyptraea trochiformis


Crepipatella dilatata
 

Family: Fissurellidae
Keyhole Limpet

 


Fissurella peruviana

 

Family Thaididae
Chocolate Rock Shell

 

Thais chocolata
 

Family Trochidae
Pearly Top Shell
Toothed Pearly Top Shell

 

Tegula atra

Tegula tridentata
 

Family Turbinidae
Turban Shell

 

Prisogaster niger
  Anemones:    
 
 

Anthothoe chilensis
Pymanthea pluvia

 
Sea Urchins:
 
     
Arbacia spatuligera
 
Ascidias:
 
 
 
Ascidia spp.
  Sea stars:    
 

Banded Sea Star
Sun Star

 
Luidiae bellonae
Heliasther helianthus
 
Brittle Stars:
 
 
Peruvian Common Brittle Star
 
Ophiactis kroeyeri

 

 
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