Recife das Pinaúnas - Salvador & Bahia
Benson Rock offers a quintessential Alaskan dive, raw and invigorating. We’ve found decent visibility here, especially in the calmer summer months, letting you really appreciate the rough-hewn rock structures. Keep an eye out for the big skates gliding across the seabed and the ubiquitous red rock crabs scuttling between crevices. It's a solid dive for those who appreciate colder water, a bit of adventure, and want to see some serious Pacific Northwest species in their natural, rugged habitat.
- Location
- Salvador & Bahia, Brazil, South America
- Coordinates
- -12.994513, -38.625114
Marine Protected Area: Área De Proteção Ambiental Baía De Todos Os Santos
Nearby Dive Sites in Salvador & Bahia
- Atractores
- Bahia de Salvador
- BEARN - 3m (wreck)
- BRASILOIDE - 43m (wreck)
- Caita
- CAVO ARTEMIDI - 14m (wreck)
- Corais de Ondina (reef)
- Cordão da Barra de Serinhaém (reef)
- Coroa do Capão - 5-20m (reef)
- Coroa do Cavalo - 5-20m (reef)
- Galeão Sacramento - 10-30m (drift)
- GERMANIA - 6m (wreck)
- Ho Mei III - Salvador (wreck)
- JANGADEIRO - 3m (wreck)
- Jequirica - 10-25m (reef)
Nearest Dive Centres to Recife das Pinaúnas
- BAHIA SCUBA
- Submerso
- UWBAHIA - ["PADI"]
- Zimbo Dive
Marine Life in Salvador & Bahia
Home to 295 recorded species including 262 reef fish, 10 other, 8 sharks & rays, 4 hard corals, 3 seagrass & algae, 2 whales & dolphins.
Notable Species
- Caesar (Haemulon aurolineatum) - Reef Fish
- Porkfish (Anisotremus virginicus) - Reef Fish
- Demoiselle (Stegastes fuscus) - Reef Fish
- Twinspot Bass (Serranus flaviventris) - Reef Fish
- Grunt (Haemulon steindachneri) - Reef Fish
- Catfish (Odontoscion dentex) - Reef Fish
- Sand goby (Coryphopterus glaucofraenum) - Reef Fish
- Barber (Acanthurus bahianus) - Reef Fish
- Doctorfish (Acanthurus chirurgus) - Reef Fish
- Angelfish (Pomacanthus arcuatus) - Reef Fish
- Butterbun (Chaetodon striatus) - Reef Fish
- Gray Parrotfish (Sparisoma axillare) - Reef Fish
- Sea lettuce (Ulva lactuca) - Seagrass & Algae
- Spotted Goatfish (Pseudupeneus maculatus) - Reef Fish
- Sergeant-major (Abudefduf saxatilis) - Reef Fish
- Blue Doctor (Acanthurus coeruleus) - Reef Fish
- Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas)
- Cook (Holocentrus adscensionis) - Reef Fish
- Greenback Parrotfish (Scarus trispinosus) - Reef Fish
- Great star coral (Montastraea cavernosa) - Hard Corals