Punta Metri
What have people found?
Hairy-handed crab, magellanic unicorn and edible chilean sea urchin are the usual finds. ~18 distinct species have been recorded here.
Tide
We do not have a tide source for this coast yet.
When do people visit?
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Most observations come from February and March.
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 Punta Metri?
Species records from iNaturalist
Chiton granosusChiton granosus
Hairy-handed CrabHemigrapsus crenulatus
Magellanic UnicornAcanthina monodon
Edible Chilean Sea UrchinLoxechinus albus
Fissurella nigraFissurella nigra
Smooth Black TegulaTegula atra
Pustular Triton SnailArgobuccinum pustulosum
Nothogenia fastigiataNothogenia fastigiata
Pretty Sea CradleChiton magnificus
Jehlius cirratusJehlius cirratus
Mola Rock CrabMetacarcinus edwardsii
Shoe MusselChoromytilus chorus
Sarcothalia crispataSarcothalia crispata
Cholga musselAulacomya atra
Pseudocorystes sicariusPseudocorystes sicarius
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