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  2. Amphiprion akindynos - Wikipedia

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    Amphiprion akindynos, the Barrier Reef anemonefish, is a species of anemonefish that is principally found in the Great Barrier Reef of Australia, but also in nearby locations in the Western Pacific. The species name 'akindynos' is Greek, meaning 'safe' or 'without danger' in reference to the safety afforded amongst the tentacles of its host ...

  3. Great Barrier Reef - Wikipedia

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    The Great Barrier Reef has long been known to and used by the Aboriginal Australian and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and is an important part of local groups' cultures and spirituality. [citation needed] [clarification needed] The first European to sight the Great Barrier Reef was James Cook in 1770, who sailed and mapped the east coast of ...

  4. Chirodectes - Wikipedia

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    Chirodectes illustration of Chirodectes maculatus Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Cnidaria Class: Cubozoa Order: Chirodropida Family: Chirodropidae Genus: Chirodectes Gershwin, 2006 Type species Chirodectes maculatus (Cornelius, Fenner & Hore, 2005) Chirodectes is a very rare, monospecific genus of box jellyfish in the family Chirodropidae. The first and ...

  5. List of fishes of the Coral Sea - Wikipedia

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    The International Hydrographic Organization defines the limits of the Coral Sea as follows: [1]. On the North. The South coast of New Guinea from the entrance to the Bensbak River (141°01'E) to Gado-Gadoa Island near its Southeastern extreme (), down this meridian to the 100 fathom line and thence along the Southern edges of Uluma (Suckling) Reef and those extending to the Eastward as far as ...

  6. Coral Sea Islands - Wikipedia

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    The two latter reefs are much closer to Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, (about 150 km (93 mi)) than to the southernmost island of the rest of the territory, Cato Island. The islands, cays and reefs of the Great Barrier Reef are not part of the territory, belonging to Queensland instead. The outer edge of the Great Barrier Reef is the ...

  7. Princess Charlotte Bay - Wikipedia

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    Princess Charlotte Bay is a part of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park and it is a habitat for the dugong. Reefs in the bay are described as pristine. [ 1 ] Barramundi habitat and associated wetlands exist in declared green zones which restrict commercial fishing .

  8. North West Island - Wikipedia

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    North West Island is a coral cay in the southern Great Barrier Reef, located 75 kilometres northeast of Gladstone, Queensland.North West Island forms part of Capricornia Cays National Park and with an area of 1.05 km 2, the island is the second largest coral cay in the Great Barrier Reef.

  9. List of World Heritage Sites in Oceania - Wikipedia

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    (vii), (ix), (x) 1,574,300 (3,890,000) 2008: One of the three largest reef systems in the world, enclosing a lagoon area of 24,000 km 2 (9,300 sq mi). The density of reef structures here is the most diverse in the world. It host a great diversity of species with a high level of endemism, and is an important habitat for endangered dugongs and ...

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