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Dive at Channels, Seal Rocks, NSW on 26/6/04 - ATJ's Diving Site

Dive Details

Location

Channels, Seal Rocks, NSW

Date

26 June, 2004

Time

1:46pm - 2:32pm

Details

Channels

Seas

Flat

Visibility

10-15m

Duration

45 minutes

Maximum depth

6.9 m

Average depth

4.3 m

Water temperature

17.3°C

                                       

Dive Profile from Citizen Hyper Aqualand

Tides

High

1:41am

1.47m

Low

8:21am

0.46m

High

2:46pm

1.37m

Low

8:38pm

0.69m

Species Seen

 

Species

Common name

Size
(mm)

Number

  Fish

 

Monocentridae

 

Cleidopus gloriamaris

Pineapplefish

Large

2

 

Serranidae

 

Pseudanthias squamipinnis

Fairy Basslet

Small

Few

 

Chaetodontidae

 

Chaetodon citrinellus

Citron Butterflyfish

Medium

1

 

Chaetodon guentheri

Günther's butterflyfish

Medium

Few

 

Labridae

 

Labroides dimidiatus

Cleaner Wrasse

Small

Few

 

Zanclidae

 

Zanclus cornutus

Moorish Idol

Small

1

 

Balistidae

 

Sufflamen chrysopterus

Half-moon Triggerfish

Medium

Few

 

Ostraciidae

 

Ostracion cubicus

Yellow Boxfish

Small

Few

  Sharks, Rays

 

Heterodontidae

 

Heterodontus portusjacksoni

Port Jackson Shark

Large

Few

  Crustaceans

 

Stenopodidae

 

Stenopus hispidus

Banded Coral Shrimp

Large

1

  Cephalopods

 

Octopodidae

 

Octopus tetricus

Common Sydney Octopus

Large

Few

  Gastropods

 

Dorididae

 

Aphelodoris varia

Nudibranch

Large

1

 

Chromodorididae

 

Glossodoris atromarginata

Nudiibranch

Medium

1

Species Caught

Species

Common name

Size
(mm)

 

Fish

 

Serranidae

Pseudanthias cf cheiropilos

Orange Basslet

25

 

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