Dive Details |
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Location |
Raging Horn, Osprey Reef, Coral Sea, |
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Date |
03 September, 2003 |
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Time |
8:18am - 9:07am |
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Seas |
Slight |
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Visibility |
20 m |
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Duration |
49 minutes |
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Maximum depth |
30.0 m |
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Average depth |
14.1 m |
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Water temperature |
24.5°C |
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Dive Profile from Citizen Hyper Aqualand |
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Tides |
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High |
1:57am |
1.70m |
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Low |
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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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 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 reticulatus |
Reticulated 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 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 heraldi
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Herald's Angelfish |
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Centropyge woodheadi
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Genicanthus melanospilos |
Blackspot Angelfish |
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Pomacentridae |
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Amphiprion chrysopterus |
Orange-fin Anemonefish |
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Amphiprion perideraion |
Pink Clownfish |
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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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Macropharyngodon meleagris
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Eastern Leopard 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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Microdesmidae |
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Nemateleotris magnifica
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Red Firefish |
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Acanthuridae |
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Naso lituratus
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Orangespine Unicornfish |
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Naso unicornis |
Blue-Spine 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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Balistoides conspicillum |
Clown Triggerfish |
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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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Sea Anemones |
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Stichodactylidae |
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Heteractis crispa
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Sebae Anemone |
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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 (Isopora) palifera at 10.5 m.
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Close up of Acropora (Isopora) palifera at 10.5 m showing distinction between axial and radial corallites.
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Bubble coral, Plerogyra sinuosa, at 11 m.
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Pink anemonefish, Amphiprion perideraion, in anemone, probably Heteractis magnifica, at 18 m.
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Asymbiotic nephtheid soft coral, possibly Dendronephthya sp., at 25 m.
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Orange-fin anemonefish, Amphiprion chrysopterus in anemone, Heteractis crispa, at 30.5 m.
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Asymbiotic sea fan, possibly Paracis sp., at 30.5 m.
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Asymbiotic nephtheid soft coral, possibly Dendronephthya sp., at 30 m.
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Asymbiotic nephtheid soft coral, possibly Dendronephthya sp., at 30 m.
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A pair of red firefish, Nemateleotris magnifica, at 27 m.
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Asymbiotic soft coral, probably in the family Nephtheidae, at 27 m.
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Orange sponge at 14 m.
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Acropora sarmentosa at 13 m.
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Asymbiotic nephtheid soft coral, possibly Dendronephthya sp., at 8 m.
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