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Dive Details

Location

North Horn, Osprey Reef, Coral Sea,

Date

18 September, 2002

Time

3:11pm - 3:56pm

Details

West Wall

Seas

Flat

Visibility

20

Duration

44 minutes

Maximum depth

13.6 m

Average depth

6.9 m

Water temperature

25.0°C

Dive Profile from Citizen Hyper Aqualand

Tides

Low

1:39am

0.74m

High

7:22am

2.05m

Low

1:21pm

0.49m

High

7:53pm

2.69m

Species Seen

Species

Common name

Size
(mm)

Number

Pseudanthias squamipinnis

Fairy Basslet

Small

Many

Pseudanthias squamipinnis

Fairy Basslet

Medium

Many

Chaetodon auriga

Threadfin Butterflyfish

Large

Few

Chaetodon ephippium

Saddled Butterflyfish

Large

Few

Chaetodon flavirostris

Dusky Butterflyfish

Large

2

Chaetodon lunula

Racoon Butterflyfish

Large

1

Chaetodon ornatissimus

Ornate Butterflyfish

Medium

Few

Chaetodon plebeius

Blue-dash Butterflyfish

Medium

Many

Forcipiger flavissimus

Yellow Longnose Butterflyfish

Large

Many

Pygoplites diacanthus

Regal Angelfish

Medium

Many

Amphiprion chrysopterus

Orange-fin Anemonefish

Large

2

Nemateleotris magnifica

Red Firefish

Medium

Many

Balistoides conspicillum

Clown Triggerfish

Large

1

Notes

Grey Reef Whaler, Clown Trigger, Moray Eel, small yellow Dendronephthya, small red Dendronephthya, lots of pulsing Xenia