Pontinha - Sal
Pontinha offers a straightforward dive, often used for training or a relaxed second tank. We usually see plenty of smaller reef fish here, parrotfish grazing, and a few moray eels tucked into crevices. It's a gentle introduction to Sal's diving, especially good for newer divers or those who prefer a calmer pace. Expect sand and scattered rock formations rather than dramatic coral.
- Location
- Sal, Cape Verde, Indian Ocean & East Africa
- Coordinates
- 16.589983, -22.935162
Marine Protected Area: Reserva Natural Ponta de Sinó
Nearby Dive Sites in Sal
Nearest Dive Centres to Pontinha
Marine Life in Sal
Home to 29 recorded species including 17 reef fish, 9 whales & dolphins, 1 other, 1 hard corals, 1 sea cucumbers.
Notable Species
- Sperm Whale (Physeter macrocephalus) - Whales & Dolphins
- loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta)
- rough-toothed dolphin (Steno bredanensis) - Whales & Dolphins
- Blue-white Dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba) - Whales & Dolphins
- Baleares Conger (Ariosoma balearicum) - Reef Fish
- Sharpnose Pufferfish (Canthigaster rostrata) - Reef Fish
- Bigscale (Scopelogadus mizolepis) - Reef Fish
- Cowfish (Tursiops truncatus) - Whales & Dolphins
- Spotted Lanternfish (Myctophum nitidulum) - Reef Fish
- Lanternfish (Hygophum benoiti) - Reef Fish
- Bigtooth Cardinalfish (Paroncheilus affinis) - Reef Fish
- Devonshire cup coral (Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) smithii) - Hard Corals
- Dorado (Coryphaena hippurus) - Reef Fish
- Blackfish (Globicephala macrorhynchus) - Whales & Dolphins
- Snipe Eel (Nemichthys scolopaceus) - Reef Fish
- Bridled Dolphin (Stenella attenuata) - Whales & Dolphins
- Lesser Bream (Brama dussumieri) - Reef Fish
- Moonfish (Mola mola) - Reef Fish
- Bogue (Boops boops) - Reef Fish
- harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) - Whales & Dolphins