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Overview

Lizard Island, located in the northern reaches of the Great Barrier Reef, offers exceptional diving opportunities amidst vibrant coral gardens and diverse marine life. Encounter schooling fish, reef sharks, and an array of colorful invertebrates in this remote and pristine environment. The island serves as a gateway to exploring iconic dive sites, providing a true immersion into one of the world's most renowned natural wonders.

What you'll see

6 species curated

Clownfish
year-round
Angelfish
year-round
Grouper
year-round
White-tip Reef Shark
year-round
Green Sea Turtle
year-round
Manta Ray
seasonal
Peak: May · Jun · Jul · Aug

Sightings evidence

1 record on file

Clownfish
high confidence
Last confirmed
May 2026
Recent records
130 within 10 km

Sources & methodology

How we summarise this

We aggregate confirmed occurrence records from GBIF and OBIS within a fixed radius of each dive site. Occurrence records confirm presence and reveal seasonality clustering, but they DO NOT measure per-dive probability — there is no eligible-effort denominator. We deliberately do not publish a numeric '% chance of sighting' from this data.

Sources

Global Biodiversity Information Facility — GBIF Secretariat
Ocean Biodiversity Information System — IOC-UNESCO
OBIS-SEAMAP — Duke University Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab / OBIS
iNaturalist — California Academy of Sciences & National Geographic Society
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species — International Union for Conservation of Nature
WoRMS — World Register of Marine Species — Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ)
FishBase — FishBase Consortium
Atlas of Living Australia — CSIRO / GBIF Australia
REEF Volunteer Fish Survey — Reef Environmental Education Foundation

Conditions

Month	Water	Visibility	Current
Jan	26–29 °C	15–25 m	mild
Feb	26–29 °C	15–25 m	mild
Mar	26–29 °C	15–25 m	mild
Apr	26–29 °C	15–25 m	mild
May	26–29 °C	15–25 m	mild
Jun	26–29 °C	15–25 m	mild
Jul	26–29 °C	15–25 m	mild
Aug	26–29 °C	15–25 m	mild
Sep	26–29 °C	15–25 m	mild
Oct	26–29 °C	15–25 m	mild
Nov	26–29 °C	15–25 m	mild
Dec	26–29 °C	15–25 m	mild

Season calendar

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Peak season highlighted · current month outlined

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