Mompiche
Muisne, Esmeraldas · Ecuador
What have people found?
Black spiny brittle star, gourd rock snail and diomedes' sapsucker turn up here more than at our other tide pools. Painted ghost crab, nicaragua sea hare and sally lightfoot crab are the usual finds. ~30 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 August and December.
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 Mompiche?
Species records from iNaturalist
Painted Ghost CrabOcypode gaudichaudii
Nicaragua sea hareDolabrifera nicaraguana
Sally Lightfoot CrabGrapsus grapsus
Black Spiny Brittle StarOphiocoma aethiops
Diomedes' SapsuckerElysia diomedea
Gourd Rock SnailVasula melones
Ecuadorian Hermit CrabCoenobita compressus
Tetraclita panamensisTetraclita panamensis
Green Spiny LobsterPanulirus gracilis
purple bristle crabEriphides hispida
Blue Sea StarPhataria unifascialis
California Horn SnailCerithideopsis californica
Stokes's ChitonChiton stokesii
African Giant SnailLissachatina fulica
Sea SwallowGlaucus atlanticus
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