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Playa Isletilla

Provincia de Chiloé, Región de Los Lagos · Chile

What have people found?

Patagonian squid, flameback and swarming squat lobster turn up here more than at our other tide pools. Faded tritonia, cinderella sea star and patagonian scallop are the usual finds. ~82 distinct species have been recorded here.

Tide

We do not have a tide source for this coast yet.

View the predicted tide at Duhatao, 43 miles away.

When do people visit?

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Most observations come from August and October.

What should you know before visiting?

Arrive 45 minutes to an hour before low tide and leave as it turns. The water comes back faster than it left.
Grippy shoes beat sandals. Wet rock and algae are more slippery than they look. Tide pool safety
A tide pool is a fragile place. Look and photograph, take nothing. The tidepooling code

What lives at Playa Isletilla?

Species records from iNaturalist

Faded TritoniaMyrella challengeriana
Cinderella Sea StarAnasterias antarctica
Patagonian ScallopZygochlamys patagonica
Austropandalus grayiAustropandalus grayi
Swarming Squat LobsterGrimothea gregaria
FlamebackPhidiana lottini
Patagonian SquidDoryteuthis gahi
Eurypodius latreilliiEurypodius latreillii
Tractor CrabPeltarion spinosulus
Calliostoma consimileCalliostoma consimile
Pustular Triton SnailArgobuccinum pustulosum
Pretty Sea CradleChiton magnificus
striped anemoneAnthothoe chilensis
Pagurus villosusPagurus villosus
Lobed AnemoneAntholoba achates
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