Moore Reef
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About this site
Moore Reef sits on the Great Barrier Reef off Cairns in Far North Queensland, part of the outer reef system reached by boat trips from the city's marina. It is a common stop for day trip and pontoon-based operators running out of Cairns, offering a mix of dive and snorkel access points around the reef flat and its surrounding coral formations. It's rated a beginner site, suiting the pontoon-based crowds it draws. Divers commonly find clownfish, triggerfish, and wrasse among the coral, and Napoleon wrasse have also been spotted here, along with occasional whale sightings.
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.
ClownfishClownfishReported here · unconfirmed
WrasseWrasseReported here · unconfirmed
TriggerfishTriggerfishReported here · unconfirmed
Napoleon (humphead) wrasseNapoleon (humphead) wrasseReported here · unconfirmed
Steephead ParrotfishChlorurus microrhinosReported here · unconfirmed
Sixband ParrotfishScarus frenatusReported here · unconfirmed
Coral RabbitfishSiganus corallinusReported here · unconfirmed
Two-spot Red SnapperLutjanus boharReported here · unconfirmed
Sixbar WrasseThalassoma hardwickeReported here · unconfirmed
Spotted ParrotfishCetoscarus ocellatusReported here · unconfirmed
Napoleon WrasseCheilinus undulatusReported here · unconfirmed
FoxfaceSiganus vulpinusReported here · unconfirmed
Striped SurgeonfishAcanthurus lineatusReported here · unconfirmed
Bird WrasseGomphosus variusReported here · unconfirmed
WhaleWhaleReported here · unconfirmed
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