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Dive Details

Location

Boat Beach Island, Seal Rocks, NSW,

Date

13 March, 2004

Time

10:53am - 12:08pm

Details

Rubble reef area to outside of island

Buddy

Colin Keene

Seas

Flat

Visibility

20-30m

Duration

67 minutes

Maximum depth

12.5 m

Average depth

5.4 m

Water temperature

23.3°C

Dive Profile from Citizen Hyper Aqualand

Tides

High

1:42am

1.61m

Low

8:24am

0.47m

High

2:20pm

1.21m

Low

8:00pm

0.58m

Species Seen

Species

Common name

Size
(mm)

Number

Cleidopus gloriamaris

Pineapplefish

Medium

Few

Pseudanthias cooperi

Red Seaperch

Small

1

Chaetodon auriga

Threadfin Butterflyfish

Small

1

Chaetodon citrinellus

Citron Butterflyfish

Small

1

Chaetodon flavirostris

Dusky Butterflyfish

Small

1

Chaetodon guentheri

Günther's butterflyfish

Small

Many

Chaetodon kleinii

Klein's Butterflyfish

Medium

1

Pomacentrus coelestis

Blue Damsel

Medium

Few

Pomacentrus coelestis

Blue Damsel

Small

Many

Anampses caeruleopunctatus

Diamond Wrasse

Small

1

Coris picta

Comb Wrasse

Small

Many

Coris picta

Comb Wrasse

Medium

Many

Labroides dimidiatus

Cleaner Wrasse

Small

Many

Thalassoma lunare

Moon Wrasse

Small

1

Acanthurus dussumieri

Pencilled Surgeon

Small

Many

Acanthurus nigrofuscus

Dusky Surgeon

Small

Many

Acanthurus olivaceus

Orange-blotch Surgeon

Small

Many

Rhinecanthus rectangulus

Wedge-tail Triggerfish

Small

1

Sufflamen chrysopterus

Half-moon Triggerfish

Small

Many

Sufflamen fraenatus

Bridled Triggerfish

Small

Many

Ostracion cubicus

Yellow Boxfish

Small

Many

Heterodontus portusjacksoni

Port Jackson Shark

Large

1

Notes

Colin also saw one or two Heniochus sp.

Species Caught

Species

Common name

Size
(mm)

Labroides dimidiatus

Cleaner Wrasse