Horseshoe Canyon (Sarcophagus Cave)
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About this site
This site lies off the coast of Hawaii Island, in the Hawaiian archipelago in the central Pacific. The waters here run along the volcanic coastline typical of the Big Island's leeward shore, with lava formations shaping the underwater terrain offshore.
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.
False Killer WhalePseudorca crassidensReported here · unconfirmed
Hump CoralPorites lobataReported here · unconfirmed
Saddle WrasseThalassoma duperreyReported here · unconfirmed
Dusky SurgeonfishAcanthurus nigrofuscusReported here · unconfirmed
Goldring SurgeonfishCtenochaetus strigosusReported here · unconfirmed
Yellow TangZebrasoma flavescensReported here · unconfirmed
Pacific Orange-spine UnicornfishNaso lituratusReported here · unconfirmed
Lei TriggerfishSufflamen bursaReported here · unconfirmed
Blackfin ChromisPycnochromis vanderbiltiReported here · unconfirmed
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