Wild Reefs of the Outer Great Barrier Reef | Life You Rarely See

Dive the wild reefs of the Outer Great Barrier Reef, Australia, and discover incredible coral, fish, and reef creatures, including Acropora echinata, moray eels, pink Goniopora, rare wrasse, and vibrant coral colonies living across one of the world’s most diverse reef systems.

Join me (Cam) on two dives as I explore the species thriving in their natural habitat. This mini-documentary captures reef life and what I discover while diving in this incredible part of the Great Barrier Reef.

In this video, I explore over xx different species of reef fish, corals, and marine life found at the Great Barrier Reef. I hope there are a few species you haven’t seen in the wild before, or maybe haven’t even heard of. Filming took place at a single dive site at Flynn Reef.

This footage comes from just two dives, and I’m mainly focusing on SPS corals and surrounding reef species. If you’d like to see more of these reefs, I can make another video focusing on different areas or additional species and the incredible diversity of hard corals found here.

I’ve done my best to correctly identify each species, but there’s always a chance of mistakes. If you notice anything incorrect, feel free to drop a comment — I’m always improving my IDs and I love discussing reef fish, corals, and marine life with other ocean enthusiasts.

There is still a surprising lack of footage showing where many of these reef species actually live and how they thrive in their natural coral reef habitats. Hopefully, this video helps fill that gap and inspires a deeper appreciation for our oceans and the incredible biodiversity found on coral reefs around the world.

The species featured in this video:

0:00 Intro
0:47 Sarcophytum sp.
1:13 Puffer and Boxfish
1:48 Acropora species in shallow water
3:46 Gymnothorax javanicus (Giant Moray Eel)
4:00 Ostorhinchus cyanosoma (Gold Stripe Cardinal)
4:16 Wrasse species
5:26 Pectinia paeonia
5:36 Merulina scabricula
5:47 Hydnophora rigida
5:59 Acanthastrea pachysepta
6:10 Pavona cactus
6:25 Amphiprion percula (Percula Clownfish, Nemo)
6:55 Montipora species
7:55 Chromis Species
8:19 Tridacna squamosa
8:43 Angelfish species
9:01 Chaetodon baronessa (Triangular Butterflyfish)
9:13 Fimbriaphyllia ancora (Hammer Coral)
9:40 Deepwater Acropora / SPS
11:20 Rabbitfish
11:41 Koymansetta rainfordi (Rainfords Goby)
11:52 Cantharellus jebbi (Encrusting disk coral)
12:14 Homophyllia australis (Scoly)
12:21 Choerodon fasciatus (Harlequin tuskfish)
12:28 Psuedobiceros hancockanus (Hancock's Flatworm)
12:59 Tubastraea micranthus (Black sun coral)
13:11 Pachyseris speciosa (Elephant skin coral)
13:31 Sea Breams/ Emperors
13:43 Trout/ Grouper
13:51 Goniopora species
14:48 Disk corals
15:23 Astreopora myriophthalma
15:38 Heteroxenia fuscescens (Pulsing xenia)
15:47 Parapercis queenslandica (Blacktail Grubfish)
16:00 Brain corals (Dipsastraea, Favites)
16:07 Galaxea fascicularis (Galaxy coral)
16:18 Lobbed brain corals
17:05 Pocillopora grandis
17:13 Acropora microclados
17:21 Entacmaea quadricolor (Bubble tip anemone)
17:41 Outro

Taxonomic notes:

• Several Symphyllia species have been reassigned to the genus Lobophyllia based on modern genetic studies.

• Montipora floweri may become an unrecognised species

Let me know if there are any coral, fish, or other marine animals you want to see!

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