Lonely Planet has left Queensland's Great Barrier Reef off its list of the world's top dive spots.
Belize's Great Blue Hole in central America tops the travel guide's list, with WA's Cocklebiddy Cave under the Nullarbor Plain the only Australian mention at number nine.
However, one of the natural wonders of the world, the Great Barrier Reef, did not make the top 10.
Dive Queensland spokesman Col McKenzie says he is amazed places like the Yongala wreck off Townsville and Osprey Reef off Cape York have been overlooked.
"I have no idea how they managed to put Cocklebiddy Cave up," he said.
"I've been out there and I certainly wouldn't rate it as a high-quality dive."
A Lonely Planet spokesman says the list was put together by the online editorial team in London and was not meant to be definitive.
