Dark Sector

Ever wondered how the marine life of Australia is different during the night than the day?  Well, the reef is home to a different set of creatures during the night.  Come see many of the nocturnal species.

At night, a transition occurs between the colorful daytime inhabitants, and the dark, red colored night time fishes. There are many familiar fishes in this group and almost all fishes are active during twilight (dusk or dawn).

Groupers, lionfish, eels and many predatory species exhibit some level of night activities but four families are specialists in this nighttime world.  They enjoy caves to escape the light.  The two major groups are the Cardinal fishes, and the Beryciformes, so come take a look at them!

Did you know that Crocodiles are also considered to be a nocturnal species?  No, well, come take a nighttime adventure and learn all about Australia at night!