Liams Lair
16.3608°N 86.5279°W · wall
Liams Lair is a wall dive site in Roatán, Caribbean.
Overview
Liams Lair is a Roatan Marine Park named dive site along the eastern section of Roatan’s barrier reef. While detailed published information about this specific site is limited, it occupies a quieter stretch of reef where dive boats are less frequent and marine life is undisturbed. The wall features healthy coral formations with sponges and sea fans. Divers in this area commonly see hawksbill and green sea turtles, eagle rays, large groupers, and schools of tropical reef fish. Visibility typically averages 20-40 meters.
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).
546 verified species observations (258 species) logged within ~11 km of this site between 1911 and 2023, from the Ocean Biodiversity Information System.
- Pterois · lionfish
- Gambusia nicaraguensis
- Palatogobius grandoculus
- Poecilia orri
- 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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