© Descend NZ, 9600 Southland
Butterfly Wall
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Butterfly wall starts in a sheltered cove with gently sloping stoney sandy bottom down to rocky sandy reef. Turns into a steep wall dive on both sides.
Site is dominated by kelp and large schools of butterfly perch. and some wrasses. Some small black coral can be found on the wall aspects.
Dive Activity
Potential Wildlife Sightings
Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content
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Total number of species: 300
Alamy/Reinhard Dirscherl
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Common Dolphin
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Total number of species: 7
iStock-Michael Zeigler
Sea Lion
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Blue Shark
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Total number of species: 60
iStock-Global_Pics
Spiny Lobster
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Total number of species: 3000
SSI-Peter-Schinck
Nudibranch
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Alamy-WaterFrame
Common Seahorse
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Total number of species: 130
Shutterstock_Krzysztof Odziomek
Butterfly Fish
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Total number of species: 85
iStock-mirecca
Surgeonfish
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Total number of species: 100
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Parrotfish
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