El Rancho
16.3900°N 86.4599°W · reef
El Rancho is a Roatan Marine Park mooring site. The RMP canonical map records its location and mooring designation; site-specific details (depth profile, marine life, conditions) have not been independently validated and are placeholders pending research.
Site Information
- Location: Roatán, Honduras
- Entry Type: Boat dive
- Site Type: Reef
- Difficulty Level: Beginner
- Maximum Depth: 18 meters
Sea-surface temperature and wave height from Open-Meteo Marine (ERA5 reanalysis, monthly averages).
377 verified species observations (236 species) logged within ~11 km of this site between 1916 and 2023, from the Ocean Biodiversity Information System.
- Gambusia nicaraguensis
- Pterois · lionfish
- Poecilia orri
- Gobiomorus dormitor
- Poeciliidae
- Dajaus monticola
- Eleotris amblyopsis
- Centropomus undecimalis
- Eleotris pisonis
- Gerres cinereus
- Dormitator maculatus
- Bathygobius soporator
Scientific survey records skew toward sampled taxa (molluscs, corals) and do not reflect what you are guaranteed to see on a dive.
Source: OBIS (obis.org), aggregated Darwin Core occurrence records.
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