Conditions & tides
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About this site
Canards Island lies off the coast of New Caledonia in the Melanesian region of the South Pacific, near Noumea in the island's southern lagoon waters. The area sits within New Caledonia's barrier reef system, one of the largest lagoon environments in the world, reached by boat from the mainland.
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.
Luzon Sea StarEchinaster luzonicusReported here · unconfirmed
White-spotted PufferArothron hispidusReported here · unconfirmed
Whitespotted BlennySalarias alboguttatusReported here · unconfirmed
Pacific Sailfin TangZebrasoma veliferReported here · unconfirmed
Whitley's SergeantAbudefduf whitleyiReported here · unconfirmed
Indo-Pacific Yellowtail DamselNeoglyphidodon nigrorisReported here · unconfirmed
Scissortail SergeantAbudefduf sexfasciatusReported here · unconfirmed
Blackback AnemonefishAmphiprion melanopusReported here · unconfirmed
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