Dive Details |
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Location |
Admiralty Anchor, Osprey Reef, Coral Sea, |
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Date |
01 September, 2003 |
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Time |
8:29am - 9:14am |
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Buddy |
Christy Schnitzler |
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Seas |
Flat |
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Visibility |
30 m |
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Duration |
44 minutes |
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Maximum depth |
29.6 m |
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Average depth |
16.1 m |
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Water temperature |
24.8°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 |
5:59am |
0.81m |
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High |
12:26pm |
1.94m |
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High |
6:17pm |
1.20m |
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 pleurotaenia
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Squarespot Anthias |
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Pseudanthias squamipinnis
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Fairy Basslet |
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Pseudanthias tuka
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Purple Anthias |
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Serranocirrhitus latus
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Hawk Anthias |
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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 baronessa |
Triangular Butterflyfish |
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Chaetodon citrinellus
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Citron Butterflyfish |
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Chaetodon ephippium
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Saddled 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 mertensii
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Merten's Butterflyfish |
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Chaetodon ornatissimus
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Ornate 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 speculum
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Oval-Spot 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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Hemitaurichthys polylepis |
Pyramid Butterflyfish |
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Heniochus chrysostomus |
Pennant Bannerfish |
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Heniochus monoceros |
Masked Bannerfish |
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Heniochus varius |
Humphead Bannerfish |
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Pomacanthidae |
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Centropyge bispinosa
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Coral Beauty |
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Centropyge heraldi
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Herald's Angelfish |
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Paracentropyge multifasciatus |
Multi-barred Angelfish |
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Pygoplites diacanthus
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Regal Angelfish |
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Pomacentridae |
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Amphiprion chrysopterus |
Orange-fin Anemonefish |
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Dascyllus trimaculatus
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Three-spot Dascyllus |
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Cirrhitidae |
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Paracirrhites arcatus
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Arc-eye Hawkfish |
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Paracirrhites forsteri
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Blackside Hawkfish |
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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 chrysus
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Yellow Wrasse |
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Hemigymnus fasciatus |
Barred Thicklip |
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Hemigymnus melapterus
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Half-and-Half Wrasse |
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Labroides dimidiatus
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Cleaner Wrasse |
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Pseudocheilinus hexataenia |
Sixline Wrasee |
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Thalassoma lutescens
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Yellow Moon Wrasse |
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Blenniidae |
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Meiacanthus atrodorsalis |
Eye-lash Harptail Blenny |
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Microdesmidae |
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Nemateleotris magnifica
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Red Firefish |
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Ptereleotris evides |
Arrow Goby |
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Acanthuridae |
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Acanthurus pyroferus |
Mimic Surgeonfish |
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Naso lituratus
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Orangespine Unicornfish |
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Zebrasoma scopas |
Brown Sailfin Tang |
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Zebrasoma veliferum |
Sailfin Tang |
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Zanclidae |
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Zanclus cornutus
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Moorish Idol |
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Balistidae |
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Balistapus undulatus |
Orange-lined Triggerfish |
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Tetraodontidae |
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Arothon nigropunctatus
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Blackspotted Puffer |
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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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Acropora grandulosa at 29 m.
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Mycedium elephantotus at 28.5 m.
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Red firefish, Nemateleotris magnifica, at 29 m.
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Acropora sp. at 29 m.
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Seriatopora hystrix at 29 m
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Lobophyllia pachysepta at 28.5 m.
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Squarespot Anthias, Pseudanthias pleurotaenia, at 28.5 m.
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Seriatopora hystrix at 26.7 m.
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Acropora sp. at 27 m.
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Blackside Hawkfish, Paracirrhites forsteri at 25.7 m.
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Sarcophyton sp. at 25.7 m.
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Xenia sp. at 25 m.
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Acropora sp. at 25 m.
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Acropora humilis at 23.5 m.
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Acropora sp. at 23 m.
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Pavona clavus at 20.5 m.
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Lobophyllia sp. at 21 m.
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Seriatopora hystrix at 21 m
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Acropora sp. at 22 m.
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Acropora sp. at 22 m.
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Giant clam, Tridacna sp., at 17 m.
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Seriatopora hystrix at 18 m
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Acropora sp. at 15 m.
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Acropora hyacinthus at 12.5 m.
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Acropora hyacinthus at 12.5 m.
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Blackside Hawkfish, Paracirrhites forsteri in Pocillopora verrucosa at 12 m.
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Giant clam, Tridacna sp., at 14 m.
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Acropora sp. at 12 m.
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Acropora sp. at 12 m.
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Arc-eye Hawkfish, Paracirrhites arcatus at 5 m.
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Acropora aspera at 6.5 m.
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Stichodactyla mertensii at 6.7 m.
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Reef scene at 8 m.
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Reef scene at 8 m.
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Reef scene at 8 m.
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Acropora sp. at 8 m.
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Acropora sp. at 7 m.
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Porites sp. at 7 m.
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Fire coral, Millepora sp. at 7 m.
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