Sunset Reef
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About this site
Sunset Reef is a shallow reef off Grand Cayman, reached by boat and named after the resort on the shoreline beside it. It forms part of the spur and groove reef system running along the coast towards the edge of the wall.
Massive coral heads rise from a bottom of about 6 metres (twenty feet) to the surface, and to beyond it at low tide. The shallower areas hold a garden of sea rods and sea whips.
The reef is often used as a scuba training area, and visibility is generally good.
Marine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
Lobed Star CoralOrbicella annularisReported here · unconfirmed
Mustard Hill CoralPorites astreoidesReported here · unconfirmed
Striped ParrotfishScarus iseriReported here · unconfirmed
Stoplight ParrotfishSparisoma virideReported here · unconfirmed
Mountainous Star CoralOrbicella faveolataReported here · unconfirmed
Atlantic Blue TangAcanthurus coeruleusReported here · unconfirmed
Yellowtail DamselfishMicrospathodon chrysurusReported here · unconfirmed
Redband ParrotfishSparisoma aurofrenatumReported here · unconfirmed
Finger CoralPorites poritesReported here · unconfirmed
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