Salvador da Bahia
Brazil · South America
Salvador da Bahia sits on the northeastern Brazilian coast where warm tropical waters meet the South Atlantic. Reef fish diversity is exceptional year-round, and between July and November whale sharks patrol the outer reefs near the Todos os Santos Bay mouth. Seahorses, frogfish, and nudibranchs reward patient macro divers among the rubble and sea grass beds.
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
32 species across the dive sites here
Atlantic Spadefish
Seen 1 month ago
at Parcel das Paredes
Least concern
Sergeant Major
Seen 1 month ago
at Recife de Fora de Itapuã
Least concern
Reef Scorpionfish
Seen 3 months ago
at Pedra de Lixa
Least concern
Horse-eye Jack
Seen 3 months ago
at Parcel das Paredes
Least concern
Portuguese Man O' War
Seen 5 months ago
at Recife de Fora de Itapuã
Green Moray Eel
Seen 5 months ago
at Ilha dos Frades Norte
Least concern
Spotted Moray Eel
Seen 6 months ago
at Pedra de Lixa
Least concern
Brain Coral
Seen Sep 2024
at Ilha dos Frades Norte
Vulnerable
Queen Angelfish
Seen Sep 2024
at Recife de Fora de Itapuã
Least concern
Goliath Grouper
Seen Aug 2024
at Parcel das Paredes
Vulnerable
Atlantic Trumpetfish
Seen year round
at Pedra de Lixa
Black Coral
Seen year round
at Parcel das Paredes
Branching Soft Coral
Seen year round
at Pedra de Lixa
Caribbean Reef Octopus
Seen year round
at Ilha dos Frades Norte
Least concern
Caribbean Reef Shark
Seen year round
at Recife de Fora de Itapuã
Endangered
Chromodorid Nudibranch (various species)
Seen year round
at Pedra de Lixa
Encrusting Sponge
Seen year round
at Parcel das Paredes
Foureye Butterfly Fish
Seen year round
at Recife de Fora de Itapuã
Least concern
Greater Amberjack
Seen year round
at Parcel das Paredes
Least concern
Hawksbill Turtle
Seen year round
at Ilha dos Frades Norte
Critically endangered
Long-spined Sea Urchin
Seen year round
at Ilha dos Frades Norte
Longsnout Seahorse
Seen year round
at Pedra de Lixa
Near threatened
Queen Triggerfish
Seen year round
at Ilha dos Frades Norte
Near threatened
Robust Ghost Pipefish
Seen year round
at Pedra de Lixa
Least concern
Stoplight Parrotfish
Seen year round
at Ilha dos Frades Norte
Least concern
Yellowhead Jawfish
Seen year round
at Pedra de Lixa
Least concern
Yellowtail Snapper
Seen year round
at Parcel das Paredes
Atlantic Mackerel
Seasonal visitor
at Parcel das Paredes
Least concern
Giant Grouper
Seasonal visitor
at Recife de Fora de Itapuã
Sea Turtle (Green/Hawksbill)
Seasonal visitor
at Parcel das Paredes
Least concern
Spotted Eagle Ray
Seasonal visitor
at Pedra de Lixa
Endangered
Whale Shark
Seasonal visitor
at Parcel das Paredes
Endangered
Dive sites
Parcel das Paredes
whale shark · atlantic spadefish · horse-eye jack · black coral
Pedra de Lixa
longsnout seahorse · robust ghost pipefish · spotted eagle ray · goliath grouper
Ilha dos Frades Norte
hawksbill turtle · spotted eagle ray · green moray eel · stoplight parrotfish
Recife de Fora de Itapuã
caribbean reef shark · spotted eagle ray · sergeant major · foureye butterfly fish