Lighthouse
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About this site
Lighthouse is a shallow wreck at Neil Island, formed when a colonial-era lighthouse collapsed in the 2004 tsunami and became an artificial reef. The structure spans 5 to 12 metres. The tower base sits at 10-12m and is encrusted with coral, the middle section at 7-9m holds swim-throughs, and the upper debris at 5-7m gathers fish. Visibility is usually 15-20m.
At dawn a school of 30-50 humphead parrotfish gathers at the wreck between 5:30 and 6:30 AM in a spawning aggregation. Green sea turtles are the most common turtle here, hawksbills are regular visitors and olive ridleys are occasional, and they rest on the wreck structures. Dugongs are sighted grazing in the nearby seagrass two to three times a month, most often from December to March.
Giant pufferfish, titan triggerfish, giant moray eels in the crevices, stingrays, groupers, batfish, fusiliers and yellow snappers also live on the wreck.
Marine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
Ghost pipefishGhost pipefishReported here · unconfirmed
Eagle rayEagle rayReported here · unconfirmed
OctopusOctopusConfirmed present · 3 independent sources
StonefishStonefishReported here · unconfirmed
FrogfishFrogfishReported here · unconfirmed
ClownfishClownfishReported here · unconfirmed
BannerfishBannerfishReported here · unconfirmed
AngelfishAngelfishReported here · unconfirmed
SweetlipsSweetlipsReported here · unconfirmed
UnicornfishUnicornfishReported here · unconfirmed
BarracudaBarracudaReported here · unconfirmed
LionfishLionfishConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
ParrotfishParrotfishConfirmed present · 3 independent sources
DugongDugongReported here · unconfirmed
PufferfishPufferfishConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
TriggerfishTriggerfishConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
GrouperGrouperReported here · unconfirmed
BatfishBatfishReported here · unconfirmed
SnapperSnapperConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
TrevallyTrevallyReported here · unconfirmed
FusilierFusilierConfirmed present · 5 independent sources
ScorpionfishScorpionfishConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
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