Breaking Patches
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About this site
Breaking Patches is a shallow reef dive off Cairns on the Great Barrier Reef. Hard and soft corals cover the site in strong colour, with sea fans, staghorn coral, tree coral and black coral all present. Natural overhangs and swim-throughs break up the reef.
Clownfish, parrotfish, angelfish, lionfish and butterflyfish move through the coral, and Christmas tree worms and anemones sit among it. Sea cucumbers work across the sandy bottom. Green and hawksbill turtles are sometimes seen swimming past.
Marine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
Spot-tail SharkCarcharhinus sorrahReported here · unconfirmed
Lace CoralPocillopora damicornisReported here · unconfirmed
ClownfishClownfishConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
ParrotfishParrotfishConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
AngelfishAngelfishConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
LionfishLionfishConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
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