La Paz, Mexico
Los Islotes
A sea lion colony in the Sea of Cortez where the pups come to play.
About the dive
Los Islotes is a beginner to advanced dive site in La Paz, Mexico. It is a reef dive. Divers have logged 4,920 dives here, going to 14 m on average in around 15 m of visibility. 10 species are recorded here month by month; the most sighted are sea lions, parrotfish and angelfish. Sightings peak in September, October and November.
- Level
- Beginner–Advanced
- Avg. max depth
- 14 m
- Visibility
- 15 m
- Dive time
- 50 min
- Logged dives
- 4,920
- Busiest months
- Sep · Oct · Nov
- Region
- Cortezian
Most sighted here
ParrotfishPhoto: Jeffry Surianto · CC0
AngelfishPhoto: Pauline Walsh Jacobson · CC BY
Moray eelsPhoto: David Clode · CC0
PufferfishPhoto: Bernard Spragg. NZ from Christchurch, New Zealand · CC0
What you’ll see, month by month
The most-sighted species at Los Islotes and the months they are logged. The brighter the cell, the more sightings.
| January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea lions | ||||||||||||
| Parrotfish | ||||||||||||
| Angelfish | ||||||||||||
| Moray eels | ||||||||||||
| Pufferfish | ||||||||||||
| Butterflyfish | ||||||||||||
| Fur seals | ||||||||||||
| Porcupinefish | ||||||||||||
| Groupers | ||||||||||||
| Surgeonfish |
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