Muck Diving Mecca

Zebra lionfishZebra lionfish
Yellow dot guard crabYellow dot guard crab
Tropical bottletail squidTropical bottletail squid
Striped pufferfishStriped pufferfish
Stained urchinStained urchin
Tube anemone - home to squat shrimpTube anemone - home to squat shrimp
A squat shrimp standing guard over its host anemoneA squat shrimp standing guard over its host anemone
Slender pipefishSlender pipefish
Sleeping beauties: a family of clownfishSleeping beauties: a family of clownfish
A type of bivalveA type of bivalve
Sea penSea pen
Magnum sea cucumber, buried in the sand and looking like plantsMagnum sea cucumber, buried in the sand and looking like plants
Robust ghost pipefishRobust ghost pipefish
Regal feather starRegal feather star
A red-orange-blue crabA red-orange-blue crab
An octopus prowling at nightAn octopus prowling at night
Red-knuckled mantis shrimpRed-knuckled mantis shrimp
Red hermit crabRed hermit crab
Painted stingfish (juvenile)Painted stingfish (juvenile)
Pacific clown anemone shrimpPacific clown anemone shrimp
Orbicular burrfish (a.k.a. porcupine pufferfish)Orbicular burrfish (a.k.a. porcupine pufferfish)
Ocellata nudibranchOcellata nudibranch
A newborn coralA newborn coral
Napoleon snake eelNapoleon snake eel
Mauve spiky soft coralMauve spiky soft coral
Magnificent anemone shrimpMagnificent anemone shrimp
Longhorn cowfishLonghorn cowfish
Lionfish vs DamselfishLionfish vs Damselfish
Imperial sea urchinImperial sea urchin
Honeycomb sea starHoneycomb sea star
A gobyA goby
Giant helmet shellGiant helmet shell
Eyed sea cucumberEyed sea cucumber
Double-spined sea urchinDouble-spined sea urchin
Dark-red-spined brittle starDark-red-spined brittle star
ConchConch
Cockatoo waspfishCockatoo waspfish
Barred moray eelBarred moray eel
Devil scorpionfishDevil scorpionfish
Three-spot dascyllusThree-spot dascyllus
Three-lobed porcelain crabThree-lobed porcelain crab
  • Zebra lionfish
  • Yellow dot guard crab
  • Tropical bottletail squid
  • Striped pufferfish
  • Stained urchin
  • Tube anemone - home to squat shrimp
  • A squat shrimp standing guard over its host anemone
  • Slender pipefish
  • Sleeping beauties: a family of clownfish
  • A type of bivalve
  • Sea pen
  • Magnum sea cucumber, buried in the sand and looking like plants
  • Robust ghost pipefish
  • Regal feather star
  • A red-orange-blue crab
  • An octopus prowling at night
  • Red-knuckled mantis shrimp
  • Red hermit crab
  • Painted stingfish (juvenile)
  • Pacific clown anemone shrimp
  • Orbicular burrfish (a.k.a. porcupine pufferfish)
  • Ocellata nudibranch
  • A newborn coral
  • Napoleon snake eel
  • Mauve spiky soft coral
  • Magnificent anemone shrimp
  • Longhorn cowfish
  • Lionfish vs Damselfish
  • Imperial sea urchin
  • Honeycomb sea star
  • A goby
  • Giant helmet shell
  • Eyed sea cucumber
  • Double-spined sea urchin
  • Dark-red-spined brittle star
  • Conch
  • Cockatoo waspfish
  • Barred moray eel
  • Devil scorpionfish
  • Three-spot dascyllus
  • Three-lobed porcelain crab

Isla Reta Beach Resort is a great place for sun & sand, but also for discovering muck-dwelling critters underwater. Night dives here are very interesting, too!

Galleries: Isla Reta.

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