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Butterfish bay

Emu Park, Queensland, Australia

Photo: David Stanley from Nanaimo, Canada · CC BY 2.0

Max depth5 m

LevelEstimated: Beginner-friendly

Water bodyGreat Barrier Reef

Water temp21–28°C

Estimated from climate dataNov–May

About this site

Butterfish bay is a reef dive site near Emu Park, Queensland, Australia, in the Great Barrier Reef. It has a maximum depth of about 5 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes sea turtles, soft corals, stingrays, sea fans, groupers. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 21 to 28 °C over the year.