Spectacular Reef

Spec Reef (aka Spectacular Reef) is part of the former Yarra River bed and lies in the South Channel, Port Phillip, Victoria. It is, therefore, subject to shipping traffic. The area is quite large and offers many different dive sites.

Marine life at this site

Blue Devilfish, beautiful soft corals, and an abundance of other life including Silver Trumpeter, Leather Jackets, the Rosy Wrasse, and inquisitive White Ear.

Based on open species observationswithin ~5 km — likely to see, not necessarily confirmed at the site itself.

Warty Ear Shell

Haliotis rubra5 obs.

Biscuit Star

Tosia australis4 obs.

The Interwoven Purpura

Dicathais orbita2 obs.

Variegated limpet

Cellana tramoserica2 obs.

Snegl (hav-/nøgensnegl)

Siphonariidae1 obs.

Snegl (hav-/nøgensnegl)

Zafra1 obs.

Cleft-fronted Shore Crab

Guinusia chabrus1 obs.

Svamp

Demospongiae1 obs.

Brown Fur Seal

Arctocephalus pusillus1 obs.

Krebsdyr

Ovalipes australiensis1 obs.

Snegl (hav-/nøgensnegl)

Cominella lineolata1 obs.

Børsteorm

Marphysa1 obs.

Snegl (hav-/nøgensnegl)

Turbonilla1 obs.

Western Pacific purple sea urchin

Heliocidaris erythrogramma1 obs.

Australian Pheasant Or Painted Lady

Phasianella australis1 obs.

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Green-lip Abalone

Haliotis laevigata3 obs.

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Feather Star

Cenolia trichoptera2 obs.

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Snegl (hav-/nøgensnegl)

Gabrielona nepeanensis1 obs.

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Hydroide

Gymnangium ascidioides1 obs.

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Musling

Neolepton1 obs.

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granular seastar

Uniophora granifera1 obs.

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Børsteorm

Sabellariidae1 obs.

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Snegl (hav-/nøgensnegl)

Bellastraea aurea1 obs.

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Snegl (hav-/nøgensnegl)

Tasmeuthria clarkei1 obs.