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Dive Details

Location

Boat Beach Island, Seal Rocks, NSW,

Date

26 April, 2002

Time

1:46pm - 2:57pm

Seas

Slight

Visibility

10-15

Duration

69 minutes

Maximum depth

11.4 m

Average depth

5.6 m

Water temperature

23.0°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

Dendrochirus zebra

Zebra Lionfish

Medium

1

Pseudanthias cooperi

Red Seaperch

Medium

1

Pseudanthias pictilis

Purple-Yellow Seaperch

Small

1

Pseudanthias squamipinnis

Fairy Basslet

Medium

2

Chaetodon citrinellus

Citron Butterflyfish

Small

Many

Chaetodon flavirostris

Dusky Butterflyfish

Small

1

Chaetodon guentheri

GŸnther's butterflyfish

Small

Many

Chaetodon guentheri

GŸnther's butterflyfish

Medium

Many

Chaetodon kleinii

Klein's Butterflyfish

Small

Many

Chaetodon kleinii

Klein's Butterflyfish

Medium

Many

Forcipiger flavissimus

Yellow Longnose Butterflyfish

Small

1

Centropyge tibicen

Keyhole Angelfish

Small

Few

Chromis margaritifer

Half-and-Half Puller

Small

Few

Pomacentrus coelestis

Blue Damsel

Medium

Many

Cirrhitichthys aprinus

Blotched Hawkfish

Medium

Many

Anampses caeruleopunctatus

Diamond Wrasse

Small

Few

Labroides dimidiatus

Cleaner Wrasse

Small

Many

Labroides dimidiatus

Cleaner Wrasse

Large

Few

Labroides dimidiatus

Cleaner Wrasse

Medium

Many

Macropharyngodon meleagris

Eastern Leopard Wrasse

Small

Few

Macropharyngodon negrosensis

Black Leopard Wrasse

Small

1

Thalassoma amblycephalum

Two-tone Wrasse

Medium

Few

Thalassoma amblycephalum

Two-tone Wrasse

Small

Many

Thalassoma janseni

Jansen's Wrasse

Medium

1

Thalassoma lunare

Moon Wrasse

Medium

Many

Thalassoma lunare

Moon Wrasse

Small

Many

Thalassoma lutescens

Yellow Moon Wrasse

Small

1

Acanthurus dussumieri

Pencilled Surgeon

Medium

Many

Acanthurus olivaceus

Orange-blotch Surgeon

Small

Few

Acanthurus tristegus

Convict Surgeon

Medium

Few

Ctenochaetus binotatus

Two-Spot Bristletooth

Small

Many

Zanclus cornutus

Moorish Idol

Small

Few

Pseudobalistes fuscus

Yellow-Spotted Triggerfish

Small

1

Rhinecanthus rectangulus

Wedge-tail Triggerfish

Small

Many

Sufflamen bursa

Boomerrang Triggerfish

Small

1

Sufflamen chrysopterus

Half-moon Triggerfish

Small

Few

Sufflamen fraenatus

Bridled Triggerfish

Small

Many

Ostracion cubicus

Yellow Boxfish

Medium

Few

Ostracion cubicus

Yellow Boxfish

Small

Many

Ostracion meleagris

Black Boxfish

Medium

Few

Canthigaster bennetti

Bennett's Sharpnosed Puffer

Small

1

Canthigaster valentini

Saddled Puffer

Small

Few

Stenopus hispidus

Banded Coral Shrimp

Small

Many

Stenopus hispidus

Banded Coral Shrimp

Medium

Few

Notes

There were no cleaner shrimp Lysmata amboinensis seen at all.

Species Caught

Species

Common name

Size
(mm)

Pseudanthias pictilis

Purple-Yellow Seaperch

Forcipiger flavissimus

Yellow Longnose Butterflyfish