Boarfish Reef

Situated in the famous Sponge Gardens, Boarfish Reef lies approximately halfway between Queenscliff and Point Lonsdale. It starts in approximately 10 metres of water and gradually increases in depth to around 22 metres in a system of interesting rock formations and overhangs and swim-throughs.

Critters at this site

Commonly seen are the spectacular Blue Devil fish, Crayfish, curious Leather Jackets, nudibranchs, mosaic sea stars, yellow sea spiders and of course Boarfish.

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

Warty Ear Shell

Haliotis rubra6 obs.

Biscuit Star

Tosia australis5 obs.

The Interwoven Purpura

Dicathais orbita2 obs.

Variegated limpet

Cellana tramoserica2 obs.

Svamp

Demospongiae1 obs.

Snegl (hav-/nøgensnegl)

Australaria australasia1 obs.

Cleft-fronted Shore Crab

Guinusia chabrus1 obs.

Snegl (hav-/nøgensnegl)

Cominella lineolata1 obs.

Snegl (hav-/nøgensnegl)

Zafra1 obs.

Krebsdyr

Ovalipes australiensis1 obs.

Snegl (hav-/nøgensnegl)

Turbonilla1 obs.

Western Pacific purple sea urchin

Heliocidaris erythrogramma1 obs.

Brown Fur Seal

Arctocephalus pusillus1 obs.

Snegl (hav-/nøgensnegl)

Siphonariidae1 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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Tiny Hermit Crab

Micropagurus acantholepis1 obs.

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Lehmann's Top Shell

Prothalotia lehmanni1 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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blacklip abalone

Haliotis rubra rubra1 obs.

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Børsteorm

Sabellariidae1 obs.