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About this site
The Canterbury Wreck lies off the Northland coast of New Zealand's North Island, in waters reaching a maximum depth of around 36 metres. It is considered an advanced dive, with the seabed itself formed by the wreck structure. A single source has reported jacks or amberjacks, scorpionfish, and snapper around the site.
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.
Jack / amberjackJack / amberjackReported here · unconfirmed- Yellowtail KingfishSeriola lalandiReported here · unconfirmed
Shortfin MakoIsurus oxyrinchusReported here · unconfirmed
Eastern King WrasseCoris sandeyeriReported here · unconfirmed
Cook's ScorpionfishScorpaena cardinalisReported here · unconfirmed
Jewel AnemoneCorynactis australisReported here · unconfirmed
New Zealand DemoiselleChromis dispilaReported here · unconfirmed
Eastern PigfishBodianus unimaculatusReported here · unconfirmed
SnapperSnapperReported here · unconfirmed
ScorpionfishScorpionfishReported here · unconfirmed
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