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Marine life profile
Eastern Blue Devil Fish
Recorded at 1 dive sitesWhere divers encounter it
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It follows a daily rhythm of feeding, sheltering and interacting with rivals, partners or a larger school.
Countries1
Animal groupReef Fish
Safety profileGenerally Harmless
Meet the species
What to look for
How to Recognize It
Use body shape, fin outline, color pattern and swimming style to separate it from the surrounding reef community.
How It Behaves
It follows a daily rhythm of feeding, sheltering and interacting with rivals, partners or a larger school.
Special Ability
Precise fins and a body shaped for its niche let it turn, hover or accelerate exactly where food and shelter demand.
Dive responsibly
Share the water well
How to Approach
Move slowly at the same depth, avoid swimming directly at it and let the fish resume its normal behavior.
Safety
Usually safe to observe at a respectful distance. Never feed, corner or touch a fish, especially near nests or cleaning stations.
Worth knowing
The detail you remember
Interesting Facts
Eastern Blue Devil Fish is closely adapted to its habitat, and patient observation reveals details that a quick swim-by misses.
Where to Find
Look around coral structure, rocky reef, wrecks and current lines where shelter and food meet.
Known countries
Australia
Sightings map
Eastern Blue Devil Fish locations
Plan a dive
Dive sites with reported encounters
Henry Head
Australia
No doubt Sydney's premier sponge gardens. Rockley is a site that has a broad variation of sponges and sea squirts, and it possesses a dazzling range of colours. The depth of the site ranges from twelve meters down to approximately twenty-six meters along towards the main shipping channel. There are large boulders at the sand line while many ledges, overhangs and swim-throughs can be found throughout the reef. The extensive fish population includes groper, yellowtail, old wife, mado, morwong, cuttlefish, and if you carefully check over the sponges you will find red Indian fish. If you look under the overhangs, be sure to see the eastern blue devilfish and are indubitably will see some cuttlefish in addition. Keep your eyes open for sea dragons as there are quite a few to be seen. Best dived on an incoming tide.