Monte Gordo
Faro · Portugal
What have people found?
Mediterranean shame-faced crab, jelly blubber and rayed trough shell turn up here more than at our other tide pools. Turban topshell, great scallop and red comb star are the usual finds. ~173 distinct species have been recorded here.
Tide
We do not have a tide source for this coast yet.
View the predicted tide at Farol, 27 miles away.
When do people visit?
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Most observations come from February and August.
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 Monte Gordo?
Species records from iNaturalist
Anomia ephippiumAnomia ephippium
Rhizostoma luteumRhizostoma luteum
Turban TopshellGibbula magus
Great ScallopPecten maximus
Red Comb StarAstropecten aranciacus
European Common CuttlefishSepia officinalis
Chaetopleura angulataChaetopleura angulata
Purple Dye MurexBolinus brandaris
Jelly BlubberCatostylus tagi
Atlantic Blue CrabCallinectes sapidus
Mediterranean Shame-faced CrabCalappa granulata
Violet Sea UrchinSphaerechinus granularis
Variegated ScallopMimachlamys varia
Rayed Trough ShellMactra stultorum
Pennant's Swimming CrabPortumnus latipes
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