Go back to photos of Sydney, Cairnes, Fitzroy	View enlarged photos by clicking on any of the thumbnails below. Return to Australia Course Info		Go to photos of Atherton Tablelands
Moore Reef High speed catarmaran to the outer Great Barrier Reef	Moore Reef, part of the protected outer reef system	Diving platform for snorkelers at Moore Reef	Optional scuba diving available for certified divers
Invertebrates Laminar coral formation	Columnar corals	Staghorn coral	Foliated coral
Soft coral lacking the calcium corallum of reef-building corals	Giant clam up to 1 meter across	Crown-of-thorns Seastar, a major predator of coral organisms	Cuttlefish, a relative of squids and source of the cuttlebone
Fishes Parrotfish, another coral predator, named for its beaklike jaws	Goldman's Sweetlips with its characteristic mouth structure	Coral Trout, a common gamefish	Surgeonfish with protruding spines at the base of its tail
Convict Tangs	Manta Ray with a pair of oral palps to channel food into its mouth	Manta Ray approached by a pair of inquisitive snokelers	Dolphin at sunset

 

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