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Lady Elliot Island

Queensland · Australia

What have people found?

Bigfin reef squid, smooth giant clam and strawberry hermit crab turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Blue linckia, small giant clam and day octopus are the usual finds. ~204 distinct species have been recorded here, across at least 4 years of observations.

What is the best time to visit today?

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See low tide times at Lady Elliot Island for the next three days
  1. Mon 16 Nov~5:30in the dark~20:00
  2. Tue 17 Nov~6:30in the dark~21:00
  3. Wed 18 Nov~8:00in the dark~21:30

Every low tide each day, in local time at the shore.

Plan the week in Intertidal
  • A tide chart for every day, with the best window marked
  • Identify what you find from a photo
  • An alert when a good daylight low is coming

When do people visit?

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Most observations come from July and September.

What should you know before visiting?

Arrive 45 minutes to an hour before low tide and leave as it turns. The water comes back faster than it left.
Grippy shoes beat sandals. Wet rock and algae are more slippery than they look. Rock pool safety
A rock pool is a fragile place. Look and photograph, take nothing. The rockpooling code

What lives at Lady Elliot Island?

Species records from iNaturalist

Blue LinckiaLinckia laevigata
Small Giant ClamTridacna maxima
Day OctopusOctopus cyanea
Greenfish Sea CucumberStichopus chloronotus
Leopard Sea CucumberBohadschia argus
Strawberry Hermit CrabCoenobita perlatus
Tiger CowrieCypraea tigris
Black Sea CucumberHolothuria leucospilota
Lollyfish Sea CucumberHolothuria atra
Bigfin Reef SquidSepioteuthis lessoniana
Mottled Lightfoot CrabGrapsus albolineatus
Indo-Pacific Rock-boring UrchinEchinometra mathaei
Smooth Giant ClamTridacna derasa
Pleated NeriteNerita plicata
Black-and-white Cone SnailConus ebraeus
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