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Dive Details

Location

Boat Beach Island, Seal Rocks, NSW,

Date

15 April, 2005

Time

11:13am - 12:33pm

Details

Stayed around boulder reef.

Buddy

Hans Mueller

Seas

Slight - small swell

Visibility

up to 10m

Duration

80 minutes

Maximum depth

8.1 m

Average depth

5.5 m

Water temperature

20.3°C

Tides

High

12:12am

1.54m

Low

7:17am

0.61m

High

1:10pm

1.09m

Low

6:19pm

0.79m

Species Seen

Species

Common name

Size
(mm)

Number

Pseudanthias pictilis

Purple-Yellow Seaperch

Small

1

Chaetodon auriga

Threadfin Butterflyfish

Small

1

Chaetodon citrinellus

Citron Butterflyfish

Small

2

Chaetodon flavirostris

Dusky Butterflyfish

Small

1

Chaetodon guentheri

Günther's butterflyfish

Medium

Few

Chaetodon guentheri

Günther's butterflyfish

Small

Few

Chaetodon kleinii

Klein's Butterflyfish

Small

2

Centropyge tibicen

Keyhole Angelfish

Small

3

Chromis hypsilepis

One-Spot Puller

Medium

Many

Chromis margaritifer

Half-and-Half Puller

Small

1

Chromis nitida

Yellow-Back Puller

Small

1

Chrysiptera notialis

Southern Damsel

Small

Few

Mecaenichthys immaculatus

Immaculate Damsel

Large

Few

Pomacentrus coelestis

Blue Damsel

Small

Few

Stegastes gascoynei

Small

Few

Anampses caeruleopunctatus

Diamond Wrasse

Small

2

Coris picta

Comb Wrasse

Medium

Many

Labroides dimidiatus

Cleaner Wrasse

Medium

Many

Labroides dimidiatus

Cleaner Wrasse

Small

Many

Macropharyngodon meleagris

Eastern Leopard Wrasse

Small

1

Macropharyngodon negrosensis

Black Leopard Wrasse

Medium

Few

Stethojulis bandanensis

Red-Spot Wrasse

Medium

Few

Thalassoma janseni

Jansen's Wrasse

Medium

1

Thalassoma lunare

Moon Wrasse

Small

Few

Ptereleotris heteroptera

Tail-spot Dart Goby

Small

1

Acanthurus dussumieri

Pencilled Surgeon

Small

Many

Acanthurus olivaceus

Orange-blotch Surgeon

Small

1

Acanthurus olivaceus

Orange-blotch Surgeon

Medium

1

Sufflamen chrysopterus

Half-moon Triggerfish

Small

2

Ostracion cubicus

Yellow Boxfish

Small

Many

Ostracion cubicus

Yellow Boxfish

Medium

Many

Ostracion meleagris

Black Boxfish

Medium

1

Canthigaster callisterna

Clown Toby

Large

1

Sepia mestus

Reaper Cuttlefish

Large

1

Sepia mestus

Reaper Cuttlefish

Small

1