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Dive Details

Location

Challenger Bay, Ribbon Reef #10, GBR

Date

15 September, 2002

Time

4:18pm - 5:26pm

Seas

Slight

Visibility

15

Duration

68 minutes

Maximum depth

9.4 m

Average depth

5.4 m

Water temperature

25.0°C

Dive Profile from Citizen Hyper Aqualand

Tides

High

12:15am

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

Pseudochromis paccagnellae

Royal Dottyback

Medium

Few

Pseudanthias huchtii

Threadfin Anthias

Medium

Many

Pseudanthias squamipinnis

Fairy Basslet

Medium

Many

Pseudanthias tuka

Purple Anthias

Medium

Many

Chaetodon auriga

Threadfin Butterflyfish

Large

Few

Chaetodon baronessa

Triangular Butterflyfish

Large

Many

Chaetodon bennetti

Bennett's Butterflyfish

Large

Few

Chaetodon citrinellus

Citron Butterflyfish

Medium

Few

Chaetodon ephippium

Saddled Butterflyfish

Large

Many

Chaetodon kleinii

Klein's Butterflyfish

Medium

Few

Chaetodon lineolatus

Lined Butterflyfish

Large

Few

Chaetodon melannotus

Black-back Butterflyfish

Medium

1

Chaetodon ornatissimus

Ornate Butterflyfish

Large

Many

Chaetodon pelewensis

Dot-and-dash Butterflyfish

Medium

Few

Chaetodon plebeius

Blue-dash Butterflyfish

Medium

Few

Chaetodon rainfordi

Rainford's Butterflyfish

Large

Few

Chaetodon speculum

Oval-Spot Butterflyfish

Large

Many

Chaetodon trifascialis

Chevroned Butterflyfish

Large

Many

Chaetodon trifasciatus

Redfin Butterflyfish

Large

Many

Chaetodon ulietensis

Double-saddle Butterflyfish

Large

Many

Forcipiger flavissimus

Yellow Longnose Butterflyfish

Large

Many

Heniochus chrysostomus

Pennant Bannerfish

Large

Few

Heniochus varius

Humphead Bannerfish

Large

Many

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

Amphiprion akindynos

Barrier Reef Anemonefish

Large

Few

Labroides bicolor

Bicolour Cleaner Wrasse

Large

Many

Labroides dimidiatus

Cleaner Wrasse

Large

Few

Labroides pectoralis

Breastspot Cleaner Wrasse

Large

1

Amblygobius rainfordi

Rainford's Goby

Medium

Many

Zanclus cornutus

Moorish Idol

Large

Many

Zebrasoma scopas

Brown Sailfin Tang

Medium

Many

Zebrasoma scopas

Brown Sailfin Tang

Large

Few

Zebrasoma veliferum

Sailfin Tang

Large

Few