Punta Perro
What have people found?
Spoon luga, common light-striated sea star and pacific sand crab are the usual finds. ~18 distinct species have been recorded here.
Tide
We do not have a tide source for this coast yet.
View the predicted tide at Playa Los Piures, 37 miles away.
When do people visit?
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Most observations come from February and December.
What should you know before visiting?
Parking is about 0.3 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 Punta Perro?
Species records from iNaturalist
spoon lugaMazzaella laminarioides
Common Light-striated Sea StarStichaster striatus
Leptogorgia densaLeptogorgia densa
Pacific Sand CrabEmerita analoga
GutweedUlva intestinalis
Hairy-handed CrabHemigrapsus crenulatus
Phymactis papillosaPhymactis papillosa
Thick keyhole limpetFissurella crassa
Purple MusselPerumytilus purpuratus
Scurria zebrinaScurria zebrina
Chiton granosusChiton granosus
Pyura chilensisPyura chilensis
Jehlius cirratusJehlius cirratus
Codium bernabeiCodium bernabei
Orchestoidea tuberculataOrchestoidea tuberculata
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