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Dive Details

Location

Boat Beach Island, Seal Rocks, NSW,

Date

26 April, 2002

Time

10:25am - 11:53am

Seas

Slight

Visibility

15-20

Duration

74 minutes

Maximum depth

10.1 m

Average depth

5.4 m

Water temperature

22.0°C

Tides

Low

1:14am

0.30m

High

7:22am

1.80m

Low

1:36pm

0.20m

High

7:53pm

1.80m

Species Seen

Species

Common name

Size
(mm)

Number

Pseudanthias pictilis

Purple-Yellow Seaperch

Small

1

Chaetodon citrinellus

Citron Butterflyfish

Small

Few

Chaetodon flavirostris

Dusky Butterflyfish

Large

1

Chaetodon guentheri

GŸnther's butterflyfish

Small

Many

Chaetodon guentheri

GŸnther's butterflyfish

Medium

Many

Chaetodon kleinii

Klein's Butterflyfish

Small

Few

Chaetodon kleinii

Klein's Butterflyfish

Medium

Few

Centropyge tibicen

Keyhole Angelfish

Small

1

Chromis margaritifer

Half-and-Half Puller

Small

1

Pomacentrus coelestis

Blue Damsel

Small

Many

Cirrhitichthys aprinus

Blotched Hawkfish

Medium

Few

Anampses caeruleopunctatus

Diamond Wrasse

Small

1

Labroides dimidiatus

Cleaner Wrasse

Medium

Many

Labroides dimidiatus

Cleaner Wrasse

Small

Many

Macropharyngodon meleagris

Eastern Leopard Wrasse

Small

Few

Thalassoma amblycephalum

Two-tone Wrasse

Small

Many

Thalassoma lunare

Moon Wrasse

Small

Many

Acanthurus dussumieri

Pencilled Surgeon

Small

Many

Acanthurus olivaceus

Orange-blotch Surgeon

Small

1

Ctenochaetus binotatus

Two-Spot Bristletooth

Small

Few

Zanclus cornutus

Moorish Idol

Small

1

Rhinecanthus rectangulus

Wedge-tail Triggerfish

Small

Many

Sufflamen chrysopterus

Half-moon Triggerfish

Small

Many

Sufflamen fraenatus

Bridled Triggerfish

Small

1

Ostracion cubicus

Yellow Boxfish

Small

Many

Stenopus hispidus

Banded Coral Shrimp

Medium

1 pair

Notes

There were no cleaner shrimp Lysmata amboinensis seen at all.

Species Caught

Species

Common name

Size
(mm)

Pseudanthias pictilis

Purple-Yellow Seaperch

Chaetodon kleinii

Klein's Butterflyfish

Chaetodon kleinii

Klein's Butterflyfish

Chaetodon kleinii

Klein's Butterflyfish

Labroides dimidiatus

Cleaner Wrasse

Labroides dimidiatus

Cleaner Wrasse

Notes

The Pseudanthias pictilis was caught by Richard Taylor. John Meredith caught a juvenile clown triggerfish Balistoides conspicillum.