Barinatxe
Sopela, Euskadi · Spain
What have people found?
Sea comb, furbelows and red-mouthed dog winkle turn up here more than at our other tide pools. Brown tuning-fork weed, marbled crab and strawberry anemone are the usual finds. ~75 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 July and September.
What should you know before visiting?
Paid parking is about 800 feet 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 Barinatxe?
Species records from iNaturalist
brown tuning-fork weedBifurcaria bifurcata
Marbled CrabPachygrapsus marmoratus
Strawberry AnemoneActinia fragacea
Atlantic Beadlet AnemoneActinia equina
Saint Piran's Hermit CrabClibanarius erythropus
snakelocks anemoneAnemonia viridis
Red-mouthed Dog WinkleStramonita haemastoma
Codium adhaerensCodium adhaerens
Spiny StarfishMarthasterias glacialis
Rockpool PrawnPalaemon elegans
Atlantic Purple Sea UrchinParacentrotus lividus
White Italian SnailTheba pisana
Sea CombPlocamium cartilagineum
FurbelowsSaccorhiza polyschides
Halopteris scopariaHalopteris scoparia
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