Imperieuse Reef - Rowley Shoals
Dive site in Rowley Shoals, Australia. Sourced from OpenStreetMap.
- Location
- Rowley Shoals, Australia, Australasia
- Coordinates
- -17.579082, 118.934580
- Type
- reef
Marine Protected Area: Rowley Shoals
Nearby Dive Sites in Rowley Shoals
- Clerke Reef (reef)
- Cod Hole (reef)
- Imperieuse Reef (reef)
- Lively Shipwreck (wreck)
- Mermaid Reef (reef)
- Rowley Shoals (reef)
- V in the Wall (wall)
Marine Life in Rowley Shoals
Home to 380 recorded species including 257 reef fish, 77 hard corals, 13 sharks & rays, 11 sea cucumbers, 8 other, 3 whales & dolphins.
Notable Species
- Gray Reef Shark (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos) - Sharks & Rays
- Whitetip reef shark (Triaenodon obesus) - Sharks & Rays
- Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas)
- Tiger Shark (Galeocerdo cuvier) - Sharks & Rays
- Silvertip shark (Carcharhinus albimarginatus) - Sharks & Rays
- Argus Grouper (Cephalopholis argus) - Reef Fish
- Rainbowfish (Halichoeres hortulanus) - Reef Fish
- Viperfish (Chauliodus sloani) - Reef Fish
- Checkered Seaperch (Lutjanus decussatus) - Reef Fish
- Bristle-toothed Surgeonfish (Ctenochaetus striatus) - Reef Fish
- Wrasse (Labroides dimidiatus) - Reef Fish
- royal red prawn (Haliporoides sibogae) - Crabs & Lobsters
- Scribbled Angelfish (Centropyge eibli) - Reef Fish
- Six-line wrasse (Pseudocheilinus hexataenia) - Reef Fish
- Largemouth Triplefin (Ucla xenogrammus) - Reef Fish
- Blackside Hawkfish (Paracirrhites forsteri) - Reef Fish
- Three-spot wrasse (Halichoeres trimaculatus) - Reef Fish
- Dot and dash Butterflyfish (Chaetodon punctatofasciatus) - Reef Fish
- Bridle Triggerfish (Sufflamen fraenatum) - Reef Fish
- Leopard Hind (Cephalopholis leopardus) - Reef Fish