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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

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 baronessa

Triangular Butterflyfish

Large

Many

Chaetodon citrinellus

Citron Butterflyfish

Medium

Many

Chaetodon ephippium

Saddled Butterflyfish

Large

Few

Chaetodon kleinii

Klein's Butterflyfish

Medium

Many

Chaetodon ornatissimus

Ornate Butterflyfish

Large

Few

Chaetodon pelewensis

Dot-and-dash Butterflyfish

Medium

Many

Chaetodon plebeius

Blue-dash Butterflyfish

Medium

Few

Chaetodon rafflesi

Latticed Butterflyfish

Large

1

Chaetodon trifascialis

Chevroned Butterflyfish

Large

Many

Chaetodon trifasciatus

Redfin Butterflyfish

Large

Many

Chaetodon ulietensis

Double-saddle Butterflyfish

Large

Few

Chaetodon unimaculatus

Teardrop Butterflyfish

Large

Few

Forcipiger flavissimus

Yellow Longnose Butterflyfish

Large

Many

Centropyge bicolor

Bicolor Angel

Medium

Many

Centropyge bispinosa

Coral Beauty

Medium

Many

Centropyge vrolikii

Pearly-scaled Angel

Large

Many

Pomacanthus sexstriatus

Six-Bar Angelfish

Large

1

Pygoplites diacanthus

Regal Angelfish

Large

Few

Amphiprion akindynos

Barrier Reef Anemonefish

Large

Few

Amphiprion peridraion

Pink Clownfish

Medium

Few

Notes

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