Tequila Sunrise

Tequila Sunrise sits off the Rakiraki coast on the northern shore of Viti Levu, facing Bligh Water, the channel separating the main island from Vanua Levu. This stretch of coastline serves as a launch point for dive sites scattered across Bligh Water and the Vatu-i-Ra passage, with boats typically departing from resorts along the Rakiraki shore. Divers here have reported a variety of small reef fish, including Fiji tomato anemonefish, scissortail sergeants, reticulated damselfish, and several cardinalfish species such as the fiveline, oneline, orangelined, redspot, threespot, and wolf cardinalfish.

Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.

• Oneline CardinalfishPristiapogon exostigmaReported here · unconfirmed
• Redspot CardinalfishOstorhinchus rubrimaculaReported here · unconfirmed
• Threespot CardinalfishPristicon trimaculatusReported here · unconfirmed
• Stephanogorgia wainwrightiReported here · unconfirmed
• Scissortail SergeantAbudefduf sexfasciatusReported here · unconfirmed
• Reticulated DamselfishDascyllus reticulatusReported here · unconfirmed
• Fiji Tomato AnemonefishAmphiprion barberiReported here · unconfirmed
• Orangelined CardinalfishTaeniamia fucataReported here · unconfirmed
• Fiveline CardinalfishCheilodipterus quinquelineatusReported here · unconfirmed
• Wolf CardinalfishCheilodipterus artusReported here · unconfirmed