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Dive Details

Location

Boat Beach Island, Seal Rocks, NSW,

Date

30 June, 2001

Time

2:03pm - 3:22pm

Seas

Flat

Visibility

20m

Duration

79 minutes

Maximum depth

9.6 m

Average depth

5.8 m

Water temperature

21.4°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 auriga

Threadfin Butterflyfish

Medium

1

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 pelewensis

Dot-and-dash Butterflyfish

Medium

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

Small

1

Macropharyngodon meleagris

Eastern Leopard Wrasse

Medium

Many

Macropharyngodon negrosensis

Black Leopard Wrasse

Medium

1

Stethojulis bandanensis

Red-Spot Wrasse

Medium

Few

Thalassoma lunare

Moon Wrasse

Medium

Few

Thalassoma lunare

Moon Wrasse

Small

Many

Ptereleotris microlepis

Green-eye Dart Goby

Medium

Many

Ptereleotris monoptera

Lyre-Tail Dart-Goby

Medium

Few

Acanthurus olivaceus

Orange-blotch Surgeon

Small

Few

Zanclus cornutus

Moorish Idol

Medium

1

Zanclus cornutus

Moorish Idol

Small

1

Sufflamen chrysopterus

Half-moon Triggerfish

Medium

Many

Sufflamen chrysopterus

Half-moon Triggerfish

Small

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)

Odontodactylus scyllarus

Harlequin Mantis Shrimp