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Sugarloaf Rock Poor Knights
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Only accessible on calm days, Sugarloaf is an almost vertical pinnacle, dropping to 90 metres. With one small ledge at 18 metres and a pinnacle that breaks the surface at low tide offering a great place for safety stops. Large schools of fish inhabit the area and gannets call the top home.
Predators chasing bait fish under the birds in the blue; kingfish, snapper, trevally bronze whalers. Nudibranchs, crayfish and other critters share the walls with the smaller fish.
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Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content
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Total number of species: 200
Alamy-WaterFrame
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Total number of species: 600
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Wrasse
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Total number of species: 80
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Stingrays
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Total number of species: 250
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Scorpionfish
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Grey Reef Shark
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Total number of species: 250
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Grouper/Basslets
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Total number of species: 90
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Angelfish
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Total number of species: 130
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Butterfly Fish
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Total number of species: 28
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Clownfish
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Total number of species: 12
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Lionfish
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Total number of species: 110
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Snapper
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Total number of species: 350
Alamy-Andre Seal
Damselfish
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Total number of species: 90
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Goatfish
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Total number of species: 3000
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Nudibranch
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