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Dive at Shelly Beach, Manly, NSW, on 28/4/01 - ATJ's Diving Site

Dive Details

Location

Shelly Beach, Manly, NSW,

Date

28 April, 2001

Time

9:50am - 11:14am

Details

The Bower

Seas

Flat

Visibility

10-30m

Duration

85 minutes

Maximum depth

10.9 m

Average depth

6.9 m

Water temperature

22.1°C

                                       

Tides

Low

5:46am

0.10m

High

11:50am

1.30m

Low

5:24pm

0.60m

High

11:57pm

1.70m

Species Seen

 

Species

Common name

Size
(mm)

Number

  Fish

 

Chaetodontidae

 

Chaetodon auriga

Threadfin Butterflyfish

Medium

1

 

Chaetodon citrinellus

Citron Butterflyfish

Medium

Few

 

Chaetodon flavirostris

Dusky Butterflyfish

Medium

1

 

Chaetodon guentheri

GŸnther's butterflyfish

Medium

1

 

Pomacentridae

 

Chromis margaritifer

Half-and-Half Puller

Medium

1

 

Chrysiptera flavipinnis

Yellow-finned Blue Damsel

Medium

1

 

Mecaenichthys immaculatus

Immaculate Damsel

Large

Many

 

Pomacentrus coelestis

Blue Damsel

Medium

Many

 

Labridae

 

Anampses caeruleopunctatus

Diamond Wrasse

Medium

Few

 

Anampses caeruleopunctatus

Diamond Wrasse

Small

Many

 

Labroides dimidiatus

Cleaner Wrasse

Medium

Many

 

Stethojulis bandanensis

Red-Spot Wrasse

Medium

Many

 

Thalassoma lunare

Moon Wrasse

Medium

Many

 

Thalassoma lunare

Moon Wrasse

Small

Few

 

Microdesmidae

 

Ptereleotris microlepis

Green-eye Dart Goby

Medium

Many

 

Acanthuridae

 

Acanthurus olivaceus

Orange-blotch Surgeon

Small

Few

 

Ostraciidae

 

Ostracion cubicus

Yellow Boxfish

Small

Few

Species Caught

Species

Common name

Size
(mm)

 

Fish

 

Labridae

Anampses caeruleopunctatus

Diamond Wrasse

10

 

Sea Urchins

 

Toxopneustidae

Tripneustes gratilla

Collector Urchin

50

 

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