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Wild West lies on the Great Barrier Reef off the coast of Queensland, in the waters near Cairns and Port Douglas in tropical North Queensland. Sites in this stretch of the reef are typically reached by day boat or liveaboard operating out of those two towns. Divers here have reported clownfish, cuttlefish, sea turtles, and stingrays around the reef.
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.
CuttlefishCuttlefishReported here · unconfirmed
StingrayStingrayReported here · unconfirmed
Sea turtleSea turtleReported here · unconfirmed
ClownfishClownfishReported here · unconfirmed
Sixband ParrotfishScarus frenatusReported here · unconfirmed
Humpback SnapperLutjanus gibbusReported here · unconfirmed
Spiny ChromisAcanthochromis polyacanthusReported here · unconfirmed
Speckled ButterflyfishChaetodon citrinellusReported here · unconfirmed
Bird WrasseGomphosus variusReported here · unconfirmed
Steephead ParrotfishChlorurus microrhinosReported here · unconfirmed
Blackback ButterflyfishChaetodon melannotusReported here · unconfirmed
Ternate ChromisChromis ternatensisReported here · unconfirmed
Reticulated DamselfishDascyllus reticulatusReported here · unconfirmed
Checkerboard WrasseHalichoeres hortulanusReported here · unconfirmed
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