Dive Details |
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Location |
North Horn, Osprey Reef, Coral Sea, |
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Date |
02 September, 2003 |
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Time |
11:54am - 12:49pm |
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Seas |
Slight |
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Visibility |
20 m |
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Duration |
54 minutes |
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Maximum depth |
27.0 m |
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Average depth |
11.7 m |
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Water temperature |
25.1°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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High |
12:21am |
1.97m |
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Low |
7:03am |
0.89m |
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High |
2:35pm |
1.93m |
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High |
8:56pm |
1.40m |
Species Seen |
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Species |
Common name |
Size
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Fish |
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Scorpaenidae |
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Rhinopias aphanes
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Weedy Scorpionfish |
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Serranidae |
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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 auriga
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Threadfin Butterflyfish |
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Chaetodon baronessa |
Triangular Butterflyfish |
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Chaetodon bennetti |
Bennett's 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 flavirostris
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Dusky 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 lunulatus |
Oval Butterflyfish |
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Chaetodon melannotus
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Black-back 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 reticulatus |
Reticulated 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 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 chrysopterus |
Orange-fin Anemonefish |
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Dascyllus aruanus |
Humbug Dascyllus |
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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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Bodianus axillaris |
Coral Hogfish |
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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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Labroides dimidiatus
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Cleaner Wrasse |
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Pseudocheilinus hexataenia |
Sixline Wrasee |
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Thalassoma lunare |
Moon Wrasse |
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Thalassoma lutescens
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Yellow Moon Wrasse |
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Scaridae |
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Cetoscarus bicolor |
Bicolor Parrotfish |
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Microdesmidae |
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Nemateleotris magnifica
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Red Firefish |
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Acanthuridae |
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Acanthurus lineatus |
Lined Surgeon |
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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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Ostraciidae |
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Ostracion meleagris |
Black Boxfish |
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Tetraodontidae |
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Arothon nigropunctatus
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Blackspotted Puffer |
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Sharks, Rays |
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Carcharhinidae |
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Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos
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Grey Reef Shark |
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Hemigaleidae |
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Triaenodon obesus
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Whitetip Reef Shark |
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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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Weedy scorpionfish, Rhinopus aphenes, at 25 m.
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Acropora aculeus at 26 m.
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Sponge at 26.5 m.
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A pair of red firefish, Nemateleotris magnifica, at 22 m.
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Xenia sp. at 22 m.
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Xenia sp. at 19.5 m.
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Lobophyllia pachysepta at 16 m.
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Remora at 16 m.
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White-tip reef shark, Triaenodon obesus, and Shane at 17 m.
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Sarcophyton sp. at 9.5 m.
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Potato cod, Epinephelus tukula, at 9 m.
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A yellow Pocillopora verrucosa colony at 9.5 m.
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Lobophytum sp. at 9 m.
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A pink Pocillopora verrucosa colony at 9 m. Note crab in colony.
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A close up of the pink Pocillopora verrucosa colony showing the crab.
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Axilspot hogfish, Bodianus axillaris, at 11 m.
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Potato cod, Epinephelus tukula, at 10.5 m.
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Acropora sp. at 9 m.
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Masked bannerfish, Heniochus monoceros, at 6.5 m.
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Acropora sp. at 8 m.
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Symphyllia sp. at 7 m.
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Acropora sp. at 7 m.
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Orange-fin anemonefish, Amphiprion chrysopterus, at 5.5 m.
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