Dive at Rouge, Ribbon Reef #5, GBR on 19/9/02 - ATJ's Diving Site

Dive Details

Location

Rouge, Ribbon Reef #5, GBR

Date

19 September, 2002

Time

9:44am - 10:28am

Seas

Flat

Visibility

20

Duration

44 minutes

Maximum depth

24.6 m

Average depth

10.0 m

Water temperature

25.0°C

                                       

Tides

Low

2:05am

0.72m

High

7:52am

2.12m

Low

1:52pm

0.49m

High

8:19pm

2.64m

Species Seen

 

Species

Common name

Size
(mm)

Number

 

Pseudochromidae

 

Royal Dottyback

Medium

Few

  Fish

 

Serranidae

 

Pseudanthias huchtii

Threadfin Anthias

Medium

Many

 

Fairy Basslet

Medium

Many

 

Purple Anthias

Medium

Many

 

Chaetodontidae

 

Chaetodon baronessa

Triangular Butterflyfish

Large

Many

 

Citron Butterflyfish

Medium

Many

 

Saddled Butterflyfish

Large

Few

 

Klein's Butterflyfish

Medium

Many

 

Ornate Butterflyfish

Large

Few

 

Dot-and-dash Butterflyfish

Medium

Many

 

Blue-dash Butterflyfish

Medium

Few

 

Chaetodon rafflesi

Latticed Butterflyfish

Large

1

 

Chevroned Butterflyfish

Large

Many

 

Chaetodon trifasciatus

Redfin Butterflyfish

Large

Many

 

Double-saddle Butterflyfish

Large

Few

 

Teardrop Butterflyfish

Large

Few

 

Yellow Longnose Butterflyfish

Large

Many

 

Pomacanthidae

 

Bicolor Angel

Medium

Many

 

Coral Beauty

Medium

Many

 

Pearly-scaled Angel

Large

Many

 

Six-Bar Angelfish

Large

1

 

Regal Angelfish

Large

Few

 

Pomacentridae

 

Barrier Reef Anemonefish

Large

Few

 

Amphiprion peridraion

Pink Clownfish

Medium

Few

 

Notes

 

Encrusting Goniopora sp., Physogyra lichtensteini, clams, Acropora sarmentosa