Lefkada
Greece · Mediterranean
An Ionian island fringed by vivid blue caves, dramatic limestone cliffs, and sheltered bays teeming with Mediterranean marine life. Away from the busier Aegean crowds, Lefkada delivers intimate encounters with moray eels, grouper, octopus, nudibranchs, and seahorses across its diverse underwater terrain.
How this reef is doing
ⓘ How we measure thisReef state
Live science signals for this reef are still being gathered.
Coral cover
Fish life
Heat
Fishing
Open to fishing, and the water is busy.
Sources · Global Fishing Watch and reef gravity
What you will see
25 species across the dive sites here
Hooded Crow
Seen 1 month ago
at Meganisi Island
Black-Winged Stilt
Seen 3 months ago
at Lefkada Blue Cave
Least concern
Greater Flamingo
Seen 6 months ago
at Lefkada Blue Cave
Least concern
Black Redstart
Seen 7 months ago
at Lefkada Blue Cave
Least concern
Common Octopus
Seen 8 months ago
at Sivota Bay
Least concern
Eurasian Magpie
Seen 9 months ago
at Meganisi Island
Least concern
Mediterranean Moray Eel
Seen 10 months ago
at Meganisi Island
Least concern
Dusky Grouper
Seen 10 months ago
at Meganisi Island
Ornate Wrasse
Seen 10 months ago
at Porto Katsiki Underwater
Least concern
Salema Porgy
Seen 10 months ago
at Sivota Bay
Least concern
Dusky Spinefoot
Seen 10 months ago
at Porto Katsiki Underwater
Least concern
Pipefish
Seen 11 months ago
at Sivota Bay
Least concern
European Parrotfish
Seen 11 months ago
at Porto Katsiki Underwater
Least concern
Painted Comber
Seen 11 months ago
at Meganisi Island
Least concern
Mediterranean Rainbow Wrasse
Seen Jul 2025
at Meganisi Island
Least concern
Flabellina Nudibranch
Seen Jul 2025
at Sivota Bay
Saddled Seabream
Seen Jul 2025
at Porto Katsiki Underwater
Short-snouted Seahorse
Seen Jun 2025
at Sivota Bay
Least concern
Bogue
Seen Jul 2024
at Porto Katsiki Underwater
Least concern
Brown Meagre
Seen year round
at Lefkada Blue Cave
Near threatened
Red Coral
Seen year round
at Porto Katsiki Underwater
Red Gorgonian
Seen year round
at Porto Katsiki Underwater
Scorpionfish
Seen year round
at Meganisi Island
Least concern
Yellow Cluster Anemone
Seen year round
at Lefkada Blue Cave
Swallowtail Seaperch
Seasonal visitor
at Lefkada Blue Cave
Least concern
Dive sites
Meganisi Island
mediterranean moray eel · dusky grouper · scorpionfish · painted comber
Porto Katsiki Underwater
red gorgonian · red coral · bogue · dusky spinefoot
Sivota Bay
short-snouted seahorse · flabellina nudibranch · common octopus · pipefish
Lefkada Blue Cave
brown meagre · yellow cluster anemone · swallowtail seaperch · greater flamingo