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Dive Details

Location

Pixies Reef, Ribbon Reef #9, GBR

Date

15 September, 2002

Time

1:04pm - 2:16pm

Seas

Slight

Visibility

15

Duration

67 minutes

Maximum depth

4.7 m

Average depth

11.1 m

Water temperature

25.0°C

Tides

High

12:15pm

1.01m

High

5:23am

1.70m

Low

11:20am

0.73m

High

6:15pm

2.56m

Species Seen

Species

Common name

Size
(mm)

Number

Pseudanthias squamipinnis

Fairy Basslet

Medium

Many

Pseudanthias tuka

Purple Anthias

Medium

Many

Chaetodon auriga

Threadfin Butterflyfish

Large

Few

Chaetodon citrinellus

Citron Butterflyfish

Medium

Few

Chaetodon ephippium

Saddled Butterflyfish

Medium

Few

Chaetodon kleinii

Klein's Butterflyfish

Large

Many

Chaetodon lineolatus

Lined Butterflyfish

Large

Few

Chaetodon pelewensis

Dot-and-dash Butterflyfish

Medium

Few

Chaetodon rainfordi

Rainford's Butterflyfish

Large

Few

Chaetodon speculum

Oval-Spot Butterflyfish

Medium

1

Chaetodon ulietensis

Double-saddle Butterflyfish

Large

Few

Forcipiger flavissimus

Yellow Longnose Butterflyfish

Medium

Few

Forcipiger longirostris

Longnose Butterflyfish

Large

Few

Heniochus chrysostomus

Pennant Bannerfish

Large

Few

Centropyge bicolor

Bicolor Angel

Large

Many

Centropyge bispinosa

Coral Beauty

Large

Many

Centropyge vrolikii

Pearly-scaled Angel

Large

Many

Pygoplites diacanthus

Regal Angelfish

Large

Few

Premnas biaculeatus

Spinecheek Anemonefish

Large

Few

Premnas biaculeatus

Spinecheek Anemonefish

Small

Few

Paracirrhites arcatus

Arc-eye Hawkfish

Medium

Few

Paracirrhites forsteri

Blackside Hawkfish

Medium

Few

Anampses meleagrides

Spotted Wrasse

Large

1

Anampses neoguinaicus

Black-backed Wrasse

Large

Many

Gomphorus varius

Bird Wrasse

Medium

Many

Halichoeres chrysus

Yellow Wrasse

Small

1

Labroides bicolor

Bicolour Cleaner Wrasse

Large

2

Labroides dimidiatus

Cleaner Wrasse

Large

Many

Labroides dimidiatus

Cleaner Wrasse

Medium

1

Nemateleotris magnifica

Red Firefish

Medium

1

Acanthurus pyroferus

Mimic Surgeonfish

Large

Few

Zanclus cornutus

Moorish Idol

Large

Few

Zebrasoma scopas

Brown Sailfin Tang

Medium

Many

Zebrasoma scopas

Brown Sailfin Tang

Large

Many

Siganus puellus

Bluelined Rabbitfish

Large

2

Chaetodon plebeius

Medium

1

Notes

Silver Forcipiger sp. in cave. Pipefish