Dive Details |
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Location |
Eagle Rock, Ribbon Reef #10, GBR, |
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Date |
31 August, 2003 |
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Time |
12:46pm - 1:32pm |
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Details |
Inside Ribbon Reef #10 |
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Buddy |
Shane Dyson |
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Seas |
Flat |
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Visibility |
10 m |
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Duration |
46 minutes |
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Maximum depth |
10.2 m |
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Average depth |
6.2 m |
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Water temperature |
24.3°C |
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Site Map |
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Dive Profile from Citizen Hyper Aqualand |
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Tides |
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Low |
5:12am |
0.73m |
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High |
11:16am |
2.05m |
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Low |
5:17pm |
0.88m |
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High |
11:31pm |
2.27m |
Species Seen |
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Species |
Common name |
Size
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Fish |
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Serranidae |
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Pseudanthias squamipinnis
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Fairy Basslet |
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Pseudochromidae |
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Pseudochromis paccagnellae
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Royal Dottyback |
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Chaetodontidae |
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Chaetodon auriga
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Threadfin Butterflyfish |
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Chaetodon baronessa |
Triangular Butterflyfish |
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Chaetodon citrinellus
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Citron Butterflyfish |
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Chaetodon kleinii
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Klein's Butterflyfish |
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Chaetodon lineolatus
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Lined Butterflyfish |
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Chaetodon pelewensis
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Dot-and-dash Butterflyfish |
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Chaetodon plebeius
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Blue-dash Butterflyfish |
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Chaetodon trifascialis
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Chevroned Butterflyfish |
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Chaetodon trifasciatus |
Redfin Butterflyfish |
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Chaetodon ulietensis
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Double-saddle Butterflyfish |
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Chaetodon unimaculatus
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Teardrop Butterflyfish |
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Forcipiger flavissimus
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Yellow Longnose Butterflyfish |
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Heniochus chrysostomus |
Pennant Bannerfish |
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Heniochus varius |
Humphead Bannerfish |
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Pomacanthidae |
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Centropyge bicolor
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Bicolor Angel |
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Centropyge bispinosa
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Coral Beauty |
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Centropyge vrolikii
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Pearly-scaled Angel |
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Pygoplites diacanthus
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Regal Angelfish |
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Pomacentridae |
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Amphiprion perideraion |
Pink Clownfish |
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Labridae |
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Anampses neoguinaicus
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Black-backed Wrasse |
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Gomphorus varius |
Bird Wrasse |
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Halichoeres hortulanus
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Checkerboard Wrasse |
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Labroides bicolor |
Bicolour Cleaner Wrasse |
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Thalassoma janseni |
Jansen's Wrasse |
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Gobiidae |
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Amblygobius rainfordi |
Rainford's Goby |
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Acanthuridae |
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Zebrasoma scopas |
Brown Sailfin Tang |
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Zanclidae |
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Zanclus cornutus
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Moorish Idol |
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Signanidae |
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Siganus puellus |
Bluelined Rabbitfish |
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Starfish |
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Ophidiasteridae |
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Linckia laevigata |
Blue Starfish |
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Camera gear |
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Camera |
Nikon Coolpix 4500 |
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Housing |
Ikelite 6186 |
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Strobe |
Ikelite SubStrobe DS50 |
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.
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Ascidian, Polycarpa aurata at 9.4 m.
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Dendronephthya sp. at 9.1 m.
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Acropora nasuta at 9.5 m.
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Blue seastar, Linkia laevigata at 9.4 m.
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Acropora sp. at 6.7 m. Note Christmas tree worm.
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Close up of Christmas tree worm, Spirobranchus sp. in Acropora sp. colony.
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Acropora sp. at 6.6 m.
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Favia sp. at 6.3 m.
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Acropora sp. at 6 m.
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Amphiprion perideraion in anemone (probably Heteractis magnifica) at 7 m.
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Acropora sp. at 7 m.
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Acropora sp. at 6.6 m.
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Fromia indica at 6.1 m
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Acropora sp. at 7 m.
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Acropora spathulata at 5 m.
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Fromia indica at 5 m.
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Acropora sp. at 6 m.
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Acropora sarmentosa at 5.5 m.
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Pearl coral, Physogyra lichtensteini at 8 m.
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Fire coral, Millepora sp. at 6.1 m.
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Acropora florida at 6.2 m.
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Pearl coral, Physogyra lichtensteini at 5 m.
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Goniopora sp. at 6 m.
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Goniopora sp. at 6 m.
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Acropora hyacinthus at 5.5 m.
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Dendronephthya sp. at 6 m.
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Acropora sarmentosa at 5 m.
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