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Playa Montemar

Provincia de Valparaíso, Región de Valparaíso · Chile

What have people found?

Flameback, chilean hermit crab and purple crab turn up here more than at our other tide pools. South american multiradiate sun star, purple rock crab and purple mussel are the usual finds. ~100 distinct species have been recorded here, across at least 4 years of observations.

Tide

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

View the predicted tide at Playa Cau Cau, 17 miles away.

When do people visit?

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Most observations come from October and November.

What should you know before visiting?

Customer parking is about 0.4 miles away.
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 Montemar?

Species records from iNaturalist

South American Multiradiate Sun StarHeliaster helianthus
Phymactis papillosaPhymactis papillosa
Purple Rock CrabLeptograpsus variegatus
Purple MusselPerumytilus purpuratus
Peruvian periwinkleEchinolittorina peruviana
Chiton granosusChiton granosus
Purple crabHomalaspis plana
Black Sea UrchinArbacia nigra
Chilean Hermit CrabPagurus edwardsii
Chilean Bat StarPatiria chilensis
Large Spiny StarMeyenaster gelatinosus
FlamebackPhidiana lottini
Aeolidia campbelliiAeolidia campbellii
striped anemoneAnthothoe chilensis
Common Light-striated Sea StarStichaster striatus
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