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Reef - Saltwater
Fish of the Great Barrier Reef
The largest coral reef system on Earth - 2,300 km of Australias northeast coast, home to 1,500 fish species and countless corals.
Continent: Australia Area: 344,400 km² Max Depth: 2,000m Climate: Tropical
📖 Overview
The Great Barrier Reef stretches 2,300 km along Queenslands coast - visible from space and rich enough to host 1,500 fish species, 30 marine mammals, and thousands of invertebrates. Climate change has driven multiple mass bleaching events (2016, 2017, 2020, 2022) - the reefs future is uncertain.
🐟 Notable Species
Clown anemonefish (Nemo), coral trout, Maori wrasse, longtom, potato cod, humphead parrotfish, dwarf minke whale, dugong.