Parrot fish at Tagus Cove, Isabela Island
Tagus CoveAll sorts of amazing creatures can be found here: red lipped batfish, frog fish, sea turtles, the endemic “camotillo” fish, and rays in the sandy bottom.
| Highlights: | Penguins and flightless cormorants zipping and diving past you in the shallows, hawkfish, occasional horn shark. |
| Experience: | Minimum advanced open water with good buoyancy control |
| Depth: | Maximum diving depth 21 M (69 Ft) |
| Currents | None |
| Water Temp: | 62 -76F, depending on the season |
| Thermoclines: | Occasional encounter below 20 m (66 ft) |
| Difficulty: | Intermediate |
| Visibility: | Generally good |
| Unique Animals: | Camotillo fish |
| Interesting facts: | Home to one of the largest species of starfish in the world, Luidia superba, which can span up to 1.2 m in length (4 ft) |