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Jardines Reef
 & Juvenile Bluehead (thalassoma bifasciatum) - Geofish Dive_lg.jpg)
12m maximum depth
Light current with typical visibility.
This is the reef that stopped the cruise ship dock.
Jardines, Spanish for gardens, is one of Playa's most popular dives because of the forgiving conditions, huge schools of fearless reef fish and its proximity to Playa. The three reefs of chunzumbul, jardines and shagri la are close together and share many characteristics.
Click photos below to enlarge.
 & Rough File Clam (lima scabra) - Geofish Dive_lg.jpg) |
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Banded Coral Shrimp
(Stenopus hispidus)& Rough File Clam (Lima scabra) |
Blue Tang (Acanthurus coeruleus) |
Blue Tang defending reef from Spotted Moray |
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 & Channel Cling Crab (mithrax spinosissimus) - Geofish Dive_lg.jpg) |
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Branching Anemone (Lebrunia danae) & Hermit Crabs |
Giant Anemone
(Condylactis gigantea) & Channel Cling Crab (Mithrax spinosissimus) |
Giant Anemone (Condylactis gigantea) & Juvenile Bluehead (Thalassoma bifasciatum) |
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Great Barracuda (Sphyraena barracuda) |
Hermit Crab in Sponge |
Mixed School of Reef Fish |
 & Juvenile Bluehead (thalassoma bifasciatum) - Geofish Dive_lg.jpg) |
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Pink Vase Sponge (Niphates digitalis) & Juvenile Bluehead (Thalassoma bifasciatum) |
Queen Conch (Strombus gigas) |
Split-Crown Feather Duster (Anamobaea orstedii) |
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 & Long Spined Urchin (diadema antillarum) - Geofish Dive_lg.jpg) |
Spotfin Butterflyfish (Chaetodon ocellatus) |
Spotted Moray (Gymnothorax moringa) |
Yellow Line Arrow Crab (Stenorhynchus seticornis) & Long Spined Urchin (Diadema antillarum) |
