Napoleon Wrasse

Photo: Debra Baker · CC BY

A large Napoleon wrasse, estimated at over 1.5 meters, has been resident in the Konanda's forward hold for years and is so accustomed to divers that it approaches within touching distance — though the dive operators ask visitors not to feed it. This individual's territorial fidelity to the wreck is a fascinating example of site attachment in a species capable of ranging many kilometres across a reef. Its presence has become a defining feature of the dive and one of the primary reasons repeat visitors return to the Konanda.