Black Coral Archway
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About this site
Black Coral Archway lies off Kauai's western shore, a reef site typically reached by boat from harbors such as Port Allen or Waimea depending on seasonal conditions. Divers here have reported cauliflower coral and spreading rice coral forming the reef structure, along with hump coral, and reef fish including arc-eye hawkfish, blackfin chromis, dusky surgeonfish, and saddle and ornamental wrasse moving through the formations.
Marine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
Saddle WrasseThalassoma duperreyReported here · unconfirmed
Hump CoralPorites lobataReported here · unconfirmed
Cauliflower CoralPocillopora meandrinaReported here · unconfirmed
Dusky SurgeonfishAcanthurus nigrofuscusReported here · unconfirmed
Blackfin ChromisPycnochromis vanderbiltiReported here · unconfirmed
Arc-eye HawkfishParacirrhites arcatusReported here · unconfirmed
Spreading Rice CoralMontipora patulaReported here · unconfirmed
Ornamental WrasseHalichoeres ornatissimusReported here · unconfirmed
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