Dive Details |
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Location |
North Horn, Osprey Reef, Coral Sea, |
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Date |
03 September, 2003 |
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Time |
12:24pm - 1:24pm |
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Details |
"Shark Attract" |
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Seas |
Choppy |
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Visibility |
15 m |
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Duration |
60 minutes |
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Maximum depth |
21.9 m |
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Average depth |
10.6 m |
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Water temperature |
25.1°C |
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Site Map |
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Tides |
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High |
1:57am |
1.70m |
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High |
8:56am |
0.90m |
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High |
4:30pm |
2.15m |
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High |
11:11pm |
1.26m |
Species Seen |
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Species |
Common name |
Size
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Fish |
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Serranidae |
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Epinephelus tukula |
Potato Cod |
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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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Chaetodontidae |
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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 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 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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Forcipiger flavissimus
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Yellow Longnose 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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Pomacentridae |
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Amphiprion akindynos
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Barrier Reef Anemonefish |
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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 caeruleopunctatus
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Diamond Wrasse |
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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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Hemigymnus fasciatus |
Barred Thicklip |
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Hemigymnus melapterus
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Half-and-Half 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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Labroides pectoralis |
Breastspot Cleaner Wrasse |
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Pseudocheilinus hexataenia |
Sixline Wrasee |
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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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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 DS-50 |
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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The view during the descent from the boat to the "Shark Attract" area.
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Grey reef whaler, Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos.
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White-tip reef shark, Triaenodon obesus.
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Grey reef whaler, Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos.
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Grey reef whaler, Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos.
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White-tip reef shark, Triaenodon obesus.
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Grey reef whaler, Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos.
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Soft coral, Sarcophyton sp..
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Moorish idol, Zanclus cornutus.
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Pocillopora eydouxi.
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Orange-fin anemonefish, Amphiprion chrysopterus, in anemone, possibily Heteractis crispa.
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Orange-fin anemonefish, Amphiprion chrysopterus, in anemone, possibily Heteractis crispa.
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Xenia sp..
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Asymbiotic nephtheid soft coral, possibly Dendronephthya sp.
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Xenia sp..
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Orange-fin anemonefish, Amphiprion chrysopterus in Stichodactyla mertensii.
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Orange-fin anemonefish, Amphiprion chrysopterus in Stichodactyla mertensii.
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Acropora hyacinthus.
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