Conditions & tides
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About this site
The Plateau lies along the reef off Rarotonga, the main island of the Cook Islands in the South Pacific. Sites along this coast are typically accessed by boat from operators based near Avarua, with the fringing reef dropping toward deeper water beyond the lagoon.
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.
Sunset WrasseThalassoma lutescensReported here · unconfirmed
Indo-Pacific Rock-boring UrchinEchinometra mathaeiReported here · unconfirmed
Blue-black UrchinEchinothrix diademaReported here · unconfirmed
Greenfish Sea CucumberStichopus chloronotusReported here · unconfirmed
Lollyfish Sea CucumberHolothuria atraReported here · unconfirmed
Black Sea CucumberHolothuria leucospilotaReported here · unconfirmed
Blue LinckiaLinckia laevigataReported here · unconfirmed
Lagoon TriggerfishRhinecanthus aculeatusReported here · unconfirmed
Threespot WrasseHalichoeres trimaculatusReported here · unconfirmed
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