Cataran Bay
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About this site
Border Island sits within the Whitsunday Islands group off the central Queensland coast of Australia, part of the Whitsundays' fringing reef system inside the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park. Cataran Bay is a sheltered inlet on this island, typically reached by boat from the surrounding Whitsunday moorings, with a reef bottom throughout and a maximum depth of around 12 metres, making it a beginner dive. Divers here have reported a varied reef fish community, including barred rabbitfish, barrier reef chromis, batfish, charcoal damsels, copperband and goldstripe butterflyfish, Rainford's butterflyfish, lemon and staghorn damsels, spiny chromis, and Spanish flag snapper. Currents have also been reported to pick up near the entrance to the bay.
Marine 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
Spanish Flag SnapperLutjanus carponotatusReported here · unconfirmed
Barrier Reef ChromisChromis nitidaReported here · unconfirmed
Lemon DamselPomacentrus moluccensisReported here · unconfirmed
Barred RabbitfishSiganus doliatusReported here · unconfirmed
Rainford's ButterflyfishChaetodon rainfordiReported here · unconfirmed
Copperband ButterflyfishChelmon rostratusReported here · unconfirmed
Staghorn DamselAmblyglyphidodon curacaoReported here · unconfirmed
Charcoal DamselPomacentrus brachialisReported here · unconfirmed
BatfishBatfishReported here · unconfirmed
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