Ubatuba · Brazil · Reef · Wall
Pedra da Cachorra
Stingrays mating in numbers in September and October
Pedra da Cachorra, at Ilha Rapada, is the tip of a large rock slab: a shallower patchy reef to the east and an abrupt drop to the southwest that forms a rock wall, within 3 to 18 m. It holds a wide variety of fish, and in September and October large numbers of stingrays gather here to mate.
Where it is and how deep
23.4256° S, 44.9048° WPublished position for this site.
The dive
The site is the tip of a large rock slab off Ilha Rapada, with the boat moored in shelter from east and southeast winds. The slab has two faces. To the east it breaks up into a shallower patchy reef, from 3 m, and to the southwest it drops abruptly to form a rock wall that reaches 18 m, so the same site offers a shallow reef and a short wall.
The slab holds a wide variety of fish, among them peixes pedra, French angelfish (frades), squirrelfish (jaguareçás), grunts (corcorocas), budiões, parrotfish and pescadas. In September and October the site changes character: a large number of stingrays (raias prego) can be seen mating over the slab.
Marine life and season
- Stingrays
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fair | Good | Good | Fair | Fair | Fair | Fair | Fair | Good | Good | Fair | Fair |
Season follows Ubatuba: Diving runs all year. The water is warmest, up to 27 °C, in February and March, and stingrays gather to mate at Pedra da Cachorra in September and October.
Questions divers ask
When can stingrays be seen mating at Pedra da Cachorra?+
In September and October a large number of stingrays can be seen mating at the site, off Ilha Rapada.
Sources
- Pontos de Mergulho - Omnimare — Omnimare
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