Punta Gorda - Coiba National Park
Dive site in Coiba National Park, Panama. Sourced from OpenStreetMap.
- Location
- Coiba National Park, Panama, Central America
- Coordinates
- 7.796930, -81.589820
Marine Protected Area: Coiba
Nearby Dive Sites in Coiba National Park
- Bajo Piñon (reef)
- Bajo Piñon (reef)
- Boca del Drago
- Buffet (reef)
- Buffet (cave)
- Corner Point Ladrones - 15-35m (pinnacle)
- Don Juan (pinnacle)
- El Cholo
- El Porton - 15-30m (pinnacle)
- Faro (reef)
- Frijoles (cave)
- Iglesia (reef)
- Isla Frijoles (reef)
- Isla Granito de Oro
- Islas Secas - Robin Island - 5-20m (reef)
Nearest Dive Centres to Punta Gorda
- Ankay Conservation SA - ["PADI"]
- Bocas Dive Center - ["PADI"]
- coiba dream divers
- Oceans Pro Divers Golfito - ["PADI"]
- Scuba Coiba
Marine Life in Coiba National Park
Home to 355 recorded species including 317 reef fish, 13 sharks & rays, 7 whales & dolphins, 6 other, 5 hard corals, 2 crabs & lobsters.
Notable Species
- Agujon Needlefish (Tylosurus acus) - Reef Fish
- Caesar (Haemulon aurolineatum) - Reef Fish
- Ring-tailed Surgeonfish (Acanthurus xanthopterus) - Reef Fish
- Orangeside Triggerfish (Sufflamen verres) - Reef Fish
- Cortez Rainbow Wrasse (Thalassoma lucasanum) - Reef Fish
- Spotted Pufferfish (Canthigaster janthinoptera) - Reef Fish
- King Angelfish (Holacanthus passer) - Reef Fish
- Spotted Puffer (Arothron meleagris) - Reef Fish
- Bicolor Parrotfish (Scarus rubroviolaceus) - Reef Fish
- Opaline Lanternfish (Benthosema pterotum) - Reef Fish
- Pufferfish (Arothron hispidus) - Reef Fish
- Mulet (Mugil curema) - Reef Fish
- Butterfish (Eucinostomus melanopterus) - Reef Fish
- Beaubrummel (Stegastes flavilatus) - Reef Fish
- Blue Trim Parrotfish (Scarus ghobban) - Reef Fish
- Cortez damselfish (Stegastes rectifraenum) - Reef Fish
- Barberfish (Johnrandallia nigrirostris) - Reef Fish
- Chameleon wrasse (Halichoeres dispilus) - Reef Fish
- Coral Hawkfish (Cirrhitichthys oxycephalus) - Reef Fish
- Amarillo snapper (Lutjanus argentiventris) - Reef Fish