The Austin Smith (Wreck)
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The Austin Smith, also known as the HMBS Flamingo, was originally a 90-foot Bahamian Defense Force Cutter and was decommissioned in 1995. As it was being towed to its final resting place as an artificial reef, the Austin Smith accidentally sunk en route and now rests in 60 feet of water in the Exuma Cays.
Living in and around the wreck are nurse and reef sharks, possible eagle rays, turtles, and lots of fish: snapper, angelfish, grunts, anemones, and grouper.
Dive Activity
Potential Wildlife Sightings
Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content
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Total number of species: 27
iStock-Global_Pics
21 Sightings
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6
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3
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3
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2
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4
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3
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Total number of species: 250
Shutterstock-Henry_and_Laura_Whittaker
Grouper/Basslets
126 Sightings
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8
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2
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16
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11
M
11
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12
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13
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11
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11
O
13
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7
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11
AdobeStock-Nikolai Sorokin
Blacktip Reef Shark
114 Sightings
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4
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3
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11
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8
M
17
J
14
J
10
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7
S
13
O
11
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10
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6
AdobeStock-Marc Henauer
Grey Reef Shark
98 Sightings
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8
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5
M
7
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7
M
12
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11
J
6
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16
S
10
O
5
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7
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4
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Caribbean Reef Shark
62 Sightings
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5
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0
M
10
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6
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5
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0
J
5
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5
S
7
O
5
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6
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8
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Total number of species: 12
iStock/cinoby
Lionfish
52 Sightings
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3
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4
M
5
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5
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0
J
3
J
4
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7
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5
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0
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10
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6
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Total number of species: 100
iStock-burnsboxco
Parrotfish
25 Sightings
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3
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6
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0
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3
J
4
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7
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0
O
2
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0
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0
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Total number of species: 40
iStock-Hoatzinexp
Jackfish
21 Sightings
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0
F
0
M
4
A
5
M
0
J
5
J
0
A
0
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0
O
0
N
3
D
4
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Total number of species: 2
AdobeStock-hakbak
Nurse Shark
19 Sightings
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2
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0
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4
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3
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5
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3
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2
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0
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0
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Total number of species: 110
iStock-Rainer von Brandis
Snapper
18 Sightings
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2
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4
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0
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0
J
3
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6
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3
O
0
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0
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0
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Total number of species: 40
iStock-wrangel
Triggerfish
12 Sightings
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2
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0
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0
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3
M
0
J
0
J
4
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0
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0
O
3
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0
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0
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Total number of species: 55
k
Lobster
12 Sightings
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F
0
M
0
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0
M
0
J
3
J
6
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
3
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Total number of species: 90
Shutterstock-Rich Carey
Angelfish
10 Sightings
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0
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3
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0
J
0
J
0
A
4
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0
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0
N
3
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0
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 60
iStock-Global_Pics
Squirrelfish
7 Sightings
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0
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0
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0
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0
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4
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0
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0
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