Maureens Cove
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About this site
Maureens Cove sits along Hook Island in the Whitsunday Islands, off the coast of Queensland, Australia, within the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, and is typically reached by boat from the surrounding Whitsunday waters. Divers here have reported a varied reef fish community including barred rabbitfish, copperband and goldstripe butterflyfish, Rainford's butterflyfish, lemon and staghorn damsels, spiny chromis, Spanish flag snapper, and steephead parrotfish. A tiger shark has also been reported at the site. No verified depth, visibility, or difficulty rating is available for this cove.
Marine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
Goldstripe ButterflyfishChaetodon aureofasciatusReported here · unconfirmed
Lemon DamselPomacentrus moluccensisReported here · unconfirmed
Barred RabbitfishSiganus doliatusReported here · unconfirmed
Spiny ChromisAcanthochromis polyacanthusReported here · unconfirmed
Rainford's ButterflyfishChaetodon rainfordiReported here · unconfirmed
Spanish Flag SnapperLutjanus carponotatusReported here · unconfirmed
Tiger SharkGaleocerdo cuvierReported here · unconfirmed
Staghorn DamselAmblyglyphidodon curacaoReported here · unconfirmed
Copperband ButterflyfishChelmon rostratusReported here · unconfirmed
Steephead ParrotfishChlorurus microrhinosReported here · unconfirmed
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