Hottest Sparrow
16.3674°N 86.5109°W · wall
Hottest Sparrow is a wall dive site in Roatán, Caribbean.
Overview
Hottest Sparrow is the easternmost dive site on the Roatan Marine Park map, located at the far eastern end of Roatan’s south coast barrier reef. While individual published information is limited, this remote position means the site sees far less diver traffic than the popular West End and Sandy Bay areas, potentially offering more pristine reef conditions. The wall features healthy hard and soft corals, barrel sponges, and sea fans. Marine life includes sea turtles, eagle rays, groupers, and barracuda. Visibility averages 20-40 meters with water temperatures of 26-29°C year-round.
Site Information
- Location: Roatán, Caribbean
- Entry Type: Boat dive
- Site Type: Wall dive
- Difficulty Level: Intermediate
- Maximum Depth: 24 meters
Sea-surface temperature and wave height from Open-Meteo Marine (ERA5 reanalysis, monthly averages).
553 verified species observations (261 species) logged within ~11 km of this site between 1911 and 2023, from the Ocean Biodiversity Information System.
- Pterois · lionfish
- Gambusia nicaraguensis
- Poecilia orri
- Palatogobius grandoculus
- Lipogramma evides · banded basslet
- Gobiomorus dormitor
- Gnatholepis thompsoni · goldspot goby
- Epigonidae
- Phaeoptyx
- Malacoctenus erdmani · imitator blenny
- Centropomus undecimalis
- Gillellus uranidea · warteye stargazer
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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