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Dive Details

Location

Boat Beach Island, Seal Rocks, NSW,

Date

30 June, 2001

Time

11:02am - 12:30pm

Seas

Flat

Visibility

20m

Duration

88 minutes

Maximum depth

8.5 m

Average depth

5.1 m

Water temperature

21.3°C

Tides

High

3:41am

1.40m

Low

9:58am

0.40m

High

4:30pm

1.60m

Low

10:53pm

0.60m

Species Seen

Species

Common name

Size
(mm)

Number

Pseudanthias cooperi

Red Seaperch

Medium

1

Pseudanthias pictilis

Purple-Yellow Seaperch

Small

Few

Pseudanthias pictilis

Purple-Yellow Seaperch

Medium

Few

Pseudanthias squamipinnis

Fairy Basslet

Medium

Few

Pseudanthias squamipinnis

Fairy Basslet

Small

Few

Chaetodon citrinellus

Citron Butterflyfish

Medium

Few

Chaetodon guentheri

GŸnther's butterflyfish

Medium

Many

Chaetodon guentheri

GŸnther's butterflyfish

Small

Few

Chaetodon kleinii

Klein's Butterflyfish

Medium

Few

Chaetodon kleinii

Klein's Butterflyfish

Small

1

Chaetodon vagabundus

Vagabond Butterflyfish

Medium

Few

Chelmonops truncatus

Truncate Coralfish

Large

1

Centropyge tibicen

Keyhole Angelfish

Small

Many

Chromis margaritifer

Half-and-Half Puller

Medium

Few

Chrysiptera flavipinnis

Yellow-finned Blue Damsel

Medium

Few

Mecaenichthys immaculatus

Immaculate Damsel

Large

Few

Pomacentrus australis

Australian Damsel

Medium

1

Pomacentrus coelestis

Blue Damsel

Medium

Many

Cirrhitichthys aprinus

Blotched Hawkfish

Medium

Few

Anampses caeruleopunctatus

Diamond Wrasse

Medium

Many

Anampses caeruleopunctatus

Diamond Wrasse

Small

Few

Coris gaimard

Gaimard's Wrasse

Small

1

Labroides dimidiatus

Cleaner Wrasse

Medium

Many

Labroides dimidiatus

Cleaner Wrasse

Small

Few

Macropharyngodon meleagris

Eastern Leopard Wrasse

Medium

Many

Macropharyngodon meleagris

Eastern Leopard Wrasse

Small

1

Macropharyngodon negrosensis

Black Leopard Wrasse

Medium

1

Stethojulis bandanensis

Red-Spot Wrasse

Medium

Few

Thalassoma lunare

Moon Wrasse

Small

Many

Thalassoma lunare

Moon Wrasse

Medium

Few

Ptereleotris microlepis

Green-eye Dart Goby

Medium

Many

Acanthurus olivaceus

Orange-blotch Surgeon

Small

1

Sufflamen chrysopterus

Half-moon Triggerfish

Small

Many

Sufflamen chrysopterus

Half-moon Triggerfish

Medium

Many

Ostracion cubicus

Yellow Boxfish

Medium

Many

Ostracion cubicus

Yellow Boxfish

Small

Many

Ostracion meleagris

Black Boxfish

Medium

1

Paraluteres prionurus

Mimic Filefish

Medium

Few

Lysmata amboinensis

Hump-back Cleaner Shrimp

Medium

Many

Stenopus hispidus

Banded Coral Shrimp

Medium

Few

Species Caught

Species

Common name

Size
(mm)

Pseudanthias pictilis

Purple-Yellow Seaperch

Pseudanthias pictilis

Purple-Yellow Seaperch

Centropyge tibicen

Keyhole Angelfish

Coris gaimard

Gaimard's Wrasse