Conditions & tides
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About this site
Dead Men's Gulch lies along the reef edge off Rarotonga, the main island of the Cook Islands in the South Pacific. Rarotonga's dive sites are typically accessed by short boat rides from the surrounding lagoon out through passages in the fringing reef to the outer slope.
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.
Sunset WrasseThalassoma lutescensReported here · unconfirmed
Hawaiian Convict SurgeonfishAcanthurus triostegusReported here · unconfirmed
Lollyfish Sea CucumberHolothuria atraReported here · unconfirmed
Blue LinckiaLinckia laevigataReported here · unconfirmed
Greenfish Sea CucumberStichopus chloronotusReported here · unconfirmed
Threadfin ButterflyfishChaetodon aurigaReported here · unconfirmed
Lagoon TriggerfishRhinecanthus aculeatusReported here · unconfirmed
Small Giant ClamTridacna maximaReported here · unconfirmed
Indo-Pacific Rock-boring UrchinEchinometra mathaeiReported here · unconfirmed
Threespot WrasseHalichoeres trimaculatusReported here · unconfirmed
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