Bare Island West

Despite the lower visibility on the western side of Bare Island this is a very popular Dive Site with average depths between 7 - 12mIt’s also one of the few dive sites in Sydney for reliable sightings of the curious Red Indian Fish.,

Critters at this site

You will find vibrant and diverse sponge gardens populated by lots of delicate creatures such as pygmy pipefish, nudibranchs, sea stars and seahorses and weedy sea dragons..

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

Hydroide

Hydrozoa2 obs.

Bull Shark

Carcharhinus leucas2 obs.

Loggerhead Sea Turtle

Caretta caretta2 obs.

Green Sea Turtle

Chelonia mydas2 obs.

Hawksbill Sea Turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata1 obs.

Comb-toothed Nereid

Platynereis dumerilii1 obs.

Chordat

Oikopleura (Vexillaria) dioica1 obs.

Børsteorm

Lumbrineris1 obs.

Arctic Hiatella

Hiatella arctica1 obs.

Snegl (hav-/nøgensnegl)

Cabestana spengleri1 obs.

Svamp

Petrosia1 obs.

Pacific Oyster

Magallana gigas1 obs.

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Børsteorm

Exogone dispar2 obs.

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Kalksvamp

Leucosolenia2 obs.

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Snegl (hav-/nøgensnegl)

Goniobranchus tasmaniensis1 obs.

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Søpung

Molgula complanata1 obs.

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Skallus

Plaxiphora albida1 obs.

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Snegl (hav-/nøgensnegl)

Semicassis labiata1 obs.

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Børsteorm

Branchiomma1 obs.

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Livid Fan Scallop

Scaeochlamys livida1 obs.

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Plumed Worm, Shaggy Parchment Tube Worm

Diopatra dentata1 obs.

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Børsteorm

Lysilla1 obs.

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Hydroide

Clytia gracilis1 obs.

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Hydroide

Aequorea australis1 obs.