Enormous goliath groupers, barracuda, jacks and snappers also swarm the reefs which are covered in corals and sponges and bathed in clear water.
Dive Into the Blue: REEF surveys show
the goliath grouper (Epinephelus itajara) is making a comeback thanks to international and federal protections.
Now, however, while the population is still in recovery, REEF volunteers are almost guaranteed
a goliath grouper sighting in certain locations.
The wreck has created a micro reef with good fish life, including one or two
goliath grouper and a huge barracuda preying on schools of silversides sheltering around the wreck.
Eagle rays glide around the C - 58 wreck and the iron skeleton of the Ultrafreeze harbors large morays and
goliath grouper.
The Great Barrier Reef, Australia - dolphins, humpback whales, minke whales, Indo - Pacific humpback dolphins, dugongs, 125 recorded species of shark, stingray or chimera, potato cod (
goliath grouper), clownfish, red - throat emperor, red bass, several species of snapper and coral trout, lionfish, stonefish and saltwater crocodiles.