Rainbow Reef
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About this site
Rainbow Reef is a soft coral dive site in the Somosomo Strait in Fiji. The strait has strong tidal currents that bring a constant flow of nutrients, which suits soft coral growth and a diverse fish life.
The Great White Wall section is a wall of white soft coral reached through a coral-covered swim-through from the reef top, with manta rays gliding past. At the Zoo section, schools of barracuda hang above white tip reef sharks resting on the sand, while moray eels, groupers and small reef fish are plentiful, and bronze whaler sharks patrol the deeper blue water.
Marine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
BarracudaBarracudaReported here · unconfirmed
Reef sharkReef sharkReported here · unconfirmed
Moray eelMoray eelReported here · unconfirmed
GrouperGrouperReported here · unconfirmed
OctopusOctopusReported here · unconfirmed
Garden eelGarden eelReported here · unconfirmed
Orangefin AnemonefishAmphiprion chrysopterusReported here · unconfirmed
Regal AngelfishPygoplites diacanthusReported here · unconfirmed
Bicolor AngelfishCentropyge bicolorReported here · unconfirmed
Loch's ChromodorisChromodoris lochiReported here · unconfirmed
Orangestripe TriggerfishBalistapus undulatusReported here · unconfirmed
Blackspotted PufferArothron nigropunctatusReported here · unconfirmed
Freckled HawkfishParacirrhites forsteriReported here · unconfirmed
Longnose FilefishOxymonacanthus longirostrisReported here · unconfirmed
Two-spined AngelfishCentropyge bispinosaReported here · unconfirmed
Manta rayManta rayReported here · unconfirmed
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