Los Testigos
Venezuela · Caribbean
Los Testigos is a remote Venezuelan archipelago rarely visited by divers, offering some of the most pristine and untouched reef ecosystems in the southeastern Caribbean, with whale sharks seasonally passing through and dense schools of barracuda circling deepwater seamounts.
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 fairly quiet.
Sources · Global Fishing Watch and reef gravity
What you will see
15 species across the dive sites here
Hawksbill Sea Turtle
Seen 2 months ago
at Isla Los Testigos Reef
Critically endangered
Carib Grackle
Seen 2 months ago
at Isla Los Testigos Reef
Least concern
Magnificent Frigatebird
Seen 2 months ago
at Isla Los Testigos Reef
Least concern
Atlantic Spadefish
Seen year round
at Punta Sur Wall
Least concern
Bar Jack
Seen year round
at Isla Los Testigos Reef
Least concern
Black Coral
Seen year round
at Punta Sur Wall
Great Barracuda
Seen year round
at North Channel
Least concern
Greater Amberjack
Seen year round
at Punta Sur Wall
Least concern
Green Moray Eel
Seen year round
at North Channel
Least concern
Horse-Eye Jack
Seen year round
at El Banco Seamount
Least concern
Princess Parrotfish
Seen year round
at Isla Los Testigos Reef
Least concern
Queen Angelfish
Seen year round
at North Channel
Least concern
Silky Shark
Seen year round
at El Banco Seamount
Vulnerable
Scalloped Hammerhead
Seasonal visitor
at El Banco Seamount
Critically endangered
Whale Shark
Seasonal visitor
at Isla Los Testigos Reef
Endangered
Dive sites
Isla Los Testigos Reef
whale shark · princess parrotfish · bar jack · magnificent frigatebird
Punta Sur Wall
black coral · atlantic spadefish · greater amberjack · magnificent frigatebird
El Banco Seamount
scalloped hammerhead · horse-eye jack · silky shark · magnificent frigatebird
North Channel
great barracuda · green moray eel · queen angelfish · magnificent frigatebird