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 |
3:39pm - 4:33pm |
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Details |
Drop Dive |
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Seas |
Slight |
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Visibility |
20m |
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Duration |
53 minutes |
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Maximum depth |
24.1 m |
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Average depth |
11.1 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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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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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 lineolatus
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Lined 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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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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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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Scaridae |
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Cetoscarus bicolor |
Bicolor Parrotfish |
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Acanthuridae |
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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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Monocanthidae |
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Oxymonacanthus longirostris
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Orange-Spotted Filefish |
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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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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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Nephthea sp. at 18.5 m.
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Hawk anthias, Serranocirrhitus latus, at 19 m.
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Female purple anthias, Pseudanthias tuka, at 20 m.
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Female purple anthias, Pseudanthias tuka, at 21 m.
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Male purple anthias, Pseudanthias tuka, at 22 m.
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Pearl coral, Physogyra lichtensteini, at 19 m.
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Symphyllia sp. at 17 m.
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Blackspotted puffer, Arothon nigropunctatus, at 14 m.
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Blackspotted puffer, Arothon nigropunctatus, at 14 m.
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Seriatopora hystrix at 20 m.
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Lobophyllia sp. at 19 m.
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Ascidians at 17.5 m.
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Christmas tree worms, Spirobranchus sp., at 17 m.
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Pyramid butterflyfish, Hemitaurichthys polylepis at 12.5 m.
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Double-saddle butterflyfish, Chaetodon ulietensis at 9 m.
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Orange-fin anemonefish, Amphiprion chrysopterus. at 7 m.
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Orange-spotted filefish, Oxymonacanthus longirostris, at 8 m.
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Arc-eyed hawkfish, Paracirrhites arcatus, at 6 m.
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Hermit crab in Acropora sp. at 5 m.
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Acropora sp. at 4.5 m.
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Acropora millepora at 5.5 m.
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Masked bannerfish, Heniochus monoceros, at 7 m.
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A pair of masked bannerfish, Heniochus monoceros, at 7 m.
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Reef scene from 7 m.
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Ornate butterflyfish, Chaetodon ornatissimus, at 8.5 m. Note also Xenia sp. the lower left and Dendronephthya sp. to the upper right.
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Acropora sp. and Xenia sp. at 7 m.
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