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Dive Details

Location

Pixie's Pinnacle, Ribbon Reef #10, GBR

Date

16 September, 2002

Time

7:43am - 8:30am

Seas

Slight

Visibility

20m

Duration

46 minutes

Maximum depth

23.3 m

Average depth

10.7 m

Water temperature

24.6°C

Dive Profile from Citizen Hyper Aqualand

Tides

High

12:46am

0.87m

High

6:11am

1.83m

High

12:08pm

0.61m

High

6:51pm

2.65m

Species Seen

Species

Common name

Size
(mm)

Number

Pterois volitans

Common Lionfish

Large

1

Pseudanthias huchtii

Threadfin Anthias

Medium

Many

Pseudanthias squamipinnis

Fairy Basslet

Medium

Many

Pseudanthias tuka

Purple Anthias

Medium

Many

Pseudochromis paccagnellae

Royal Dottyback

Medium

Many

Chaetodon citrinellus

Citron Butterflyfish

Medium

Few

Chaetodon ephippium

Saddled Butterflyfish

Large

Few

Chaetodon kleinii

Klein's Butterflyfish

Medium

Many

Chaetodon pelewensis

Dot-and-dash Butterflyfish

Medium

Many

Chaetodon ulietensis

Double-saddle Butterflyfish

Large

Few

Forcipiger flavissimus

Yellow Longnose Butterflyfish

Large

Few

Centropyge bicolor

Bicolor Angel

Large

Many

Centropyge bispinosa

Coral Beauty

Medium

Many

Centropyge vrolikii

Pearly-scaled Angel

Large

Many

Paracentropyge multifasciatus

Multi-barred Angelfish

Large

1

Pygoplites diacanthus

Regal Angelfish

Large

Many

Amphiprion akindynos

Barrier Reef Anemonefish

Small

Many

Amphiprion akindynos

Barrier Reef Anemonefish

Large

Many

Amphiprion melanopus

Black Anemonefish

Large

Many

Amphiprion melanopus

Black Anemonefish

Small

Few

Amphiprion peridraion

Pink Clownfish

Large

Few

Anampses neoguinaicus

Black-backed Wrasse

Large

Many

Bodianus mesothorax

Blackbelt Hogfish

Small

1

Halichoeres chrysus

Yellow Wrasse

Medium

Many

Labroides dimidiatus

Cleaner Wrasse

Medium

Few

Labroides dimidiatus

Cleaner Wrasse

Large

Few

Labroides dimidiatus

Cleaner Wrasse

Small

1

Nemateleotris magnifica

Red Firefish

Medium

Few

Zanclus cornutus

Moorish Idol

Large

Few

Zebrasoma scopas

Brown Sailfin Tang

Large

Many

Zebrasoma scopas

Brown Sailfin Tang

Medium

Many

Camera gear

Camera

Nikonos III

Lens

Nikkor 35mm f/2.5

Strobe

Aqua Sea Aquastrobe 80S

Photographs

Depth information, where present, indicates the depth of the camera when the photograph was taken and can be used to approximate the depth of the subject.

Dendronephthya sp.
 

Goniopora sp.