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About this site
Swift Channel sits off Sandalwood Island in Fiji, within the Melanesian island arc of the South Pacific. Sites named for channels in this part of Fiji typically lie along passages between reef systems, reached by small boat from nearby island resorts. It is rated a beginner dive, and divers have reported barracuda, hammerhead sharks, snapper, and trevally passing through the channel.
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.
BarracudaBarracudaReported here · unconfirmed
Hammerhead sharkHammerhead sharkReported here · unconfirmed
SnapperSnapperReported here · unconfirmed
Terry's PygmygobyEviota teresaeReported here · unconfirmed
Redstreaked BlennyCirripectes stigmaticusReported here · unconfirmed
Black-spot AngelfishGenicanthus melanospilosReported here · unconfirmed
Fluted Giant ClamTridacna squamosaReported here · unconfirmed
Blackbar DamselfishPlectroglyphidodon dickiiReported here · unconfirmed
Orangestripe TriggerfishBalistapus undulatusReported here · unconfirmed
Dotted WrasseCirrhilabrus punctatusReported here · unconfirmed
Pale DwarfgobyTrimma anaimaReported here · unconfirmed
Redfin HogfishBodianus dictynnaReported here · unconfirmed
TrevallyTrevallyReported here · unconfirmed
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