Conditions & tides
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About this site
Kelso Reef is part of the Great Barrier Reef system off Townsville, in a cluster of outer reefs commonly visited by boats operating out of that city on the North Queensland coast. It lies within the offshore reef complex that draws day trips and liveaboards from the Townsville region.
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.
Spiny ChromisAcanthochromis polyacanthusReported here · unconfirmed
Staghorn DamselAmblyglyphidodon curacaoReported here · unconfirmed
Indian Bullethead ParrotfishChlorurus sordidusReported here · unconfirmed
Swarthy ParrotfishScarus nigerReported here · unconfirmed
Coral RabbitfishSiganus corallinusReported here · unconfirmed
Scaly DamselPomacentrus lepidogenysReported here · unconfirmed
Lemon DamselPomacentrus moluccensisReported here · unconfirmed
Harlequin TuskfishChoerodon fasciatusReported here · unconfirmed
Indo-Pacific Yellowtail DamselNeoglyphidodon nigrorisReported here · unconfirmed
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