Socorro - Punta Tosca - Socorro Islands
Punta Tosca, on Socorro Island, is a dive site we’ve found offers consistent pelagic action. Think schooling hammerheads cruising offshore and manta rays gliding by, often quite close. The site is exposed, so currents can be strong, making it better suited for experienced divers comfortable in open water. It’s a good spot to tick off big animal encounters.
- Location
- Socorro Islands, Mexico, North America
- Coordinates
- 18.781050, -111.040146
- Type
- wall
- Maximum Depth
- 15-40m
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Marine Life in Socorro Islands
Home to 192 recorded species including 157 reef fish, 14 sharks & rays, 8 whales & dolphins, 4 hard corals, 3 other, 2 crabs & lobsters.
Notable Species
- Notchfin Blenny (Entomacrodus chiostictus) - Reef Fish
- Coral Hawkfish (Cirrhitichthys oxycephalus) - Reef Fish
- Whitetip reef shark (Triaenodon obesus) - Sharks & Rays
- Devilfish (Ophioblennius atlanticus) - Reef Fish
- California Yellowtail (Seriola lalandi) - Reef Fish
- Cowfish (Tursiops truncatus) - Whales & Dolphins
- Redlight goby (Coryphopterus urospilus) - Reef Fish
- Mexican hogfish (Bodianus diplotaenia) - Reef Fish
- Kawakawa (Euthynnus affinis) - Reef Fish
- Silky shark (Carcharhinus falciformis) - Sharks & Rays
- Glasseye Snapper (Heteropriacanthus cruentatus) - Reef Fish
- Kingston (Decapterus macarellus) - Reef Fish
- Cortez Rainbow Wrasse (Thalassoma lucasanum) - Reef Fish
- Sea Bass (Epinephelus labriformis) - Reef Fish
- Spotted Pufferfish (Canthigaster janthinoptera) - Reef Fish
- Orange-axil wrasse (Stethojulis bandanensis) - Reef Fish
- Kihikihi (Zanclus cornutus) - Reef Fish
- Trumpet (Aulostomus chinensis) - Reef Fish
- Cortez chub (Kyphosus elegans) - Reef Fish
- Longfin silverside (Atherinella eriarcha) - Reef Fish