Butterfly Bay, Hook Island
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About this site
Butterfly Bay sits on the northern side of Hook Island in the Whitsundays, off the central Queensland coast of Australia. It is a beginner dive site with a maximum depth of around 10 metres, making it an easy, shallow spot within this island group in the Coral Sea.
AI overviewMarine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
Goldstripe ButterflyfishChaetodon aureofasciatusReported here · unconfirmed
Spiny ChromisAcanthochromis polyacanthusReported here · unconfirmed
Barred RabbitfishSiganus doliatusReported here · unconfirmed
Spanish Flag SnapperLutjanus carponotatusReported here · unconfirmed
Rainford's ButterflyfishChaetodon rainfordiReported here · unconfirmed
Copperband ButterflyfishChelmon rostratusReported here · unconfirmed
Lemon DamselPomacentrus moluccensisReported here · unconfirmed
Tiger SharkGaleocerdo cuvierReported here · unconfirmed
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