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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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Potential Wildlife Sightings
Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 200
Alamy-WaterFrame
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Total number of species approx.: 600
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Wrasse
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Oceanic Whitetip Shark
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Reef Manta Ray
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Green Turtle
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Total number of species approx.: 80
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Stingrays
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Total number of species approx.: 250
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Scorpionfish
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Total number of species approx.: 110
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Snapper
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Total number of species approx.: 90
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Angelfish
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Total number of species approx.: 350
Alamy-Andre Seal
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