Dive Details |
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Location |
Clam Gardens, Ribbon Reef #3, GBR, |
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Date |
15 September, 2005 |
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Time |
10:55am - 11:56am |
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Details |
All the photographs on this dive were taken without a strobe which is why they all have a blue cast. Some photographs I have attempted to fix using PaintShopPro and they may look "photoshopped". |
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Buddy |
Jamie Newman |
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Seas |
Flat |
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Visibility |
20 |
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Duration |
61 minutes |
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Maximum depth |
17.1 m |
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Average depth |
5.8 m |
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Water temperature |
24.4°C |
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Dive Profile from Citizen Hyper Aqualand |
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Tides |
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Low |
1:36am |
0.72m |
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High |
7:02am |
2.23m |
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Low |
1:13pm |
0.26m |
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High |
7:42pm |
3.10m |
Species Seen |
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Species |
Common name |
Size
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Number |
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Fish |
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Serranidae |
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Epinephelus tukula |
Potato Cod |
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Chaetodontidae |
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Chaetodon baronessa |
Triangular Butterflyfish |
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Chaetodon bennetti |
Bennett's 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 melannotus
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Black-back 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 plebeius
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Blue-dash Butterflyfish |
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Chaetodon speculum
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Oval-Spot 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 vagabundus |
Vagabond 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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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 vrolikii
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Pearly-scaled Angel |
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Pygoplites diacanthus
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Regal Angelfish |
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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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Amphiprion clarkii |
Clark's anemonefish |
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Amphiprion melanopus
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Black Anemonefish |
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Dascyllus aruanus |
Humbug Dascyllus |
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Dascyllus trimaculatus
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Three-spot Dascyllus |
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Labridae |
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Anampses neoguinaicus
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Black-backed Wrasse |
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Coris aygula |
Clown Wrasse |
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Coris gaimard |
Gaimard's Wrasse |
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Halichoeres hortulanus
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Checkerboard Wrasse |
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Labroides dimidiatus
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Cleaner Wrasse |
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Thalassoma janseni |
Jansen's Wrasse |
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Acanthuridae |
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Acanthurus dussumieri |
Pencilled Surgeon |
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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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Zanclidae |
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Zanclus cornutus
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Moorish Idol |
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Signanidae |
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Siganus corallinus |
Coral Rabbitfish |
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Siganus vulpinus |
Foxface |
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Balistidae |
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Balistoides viridescens |
Titan Triggerfish |
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Odonus niger |
Black Triggerfish |
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Monocanthidae |
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Oxymonacanthus longirostris
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Orange-Spotted Filefish |
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Balistidae |
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Sufflamen chrysopterus
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Half-moon Triggerfish |
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Starfish |
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Ophidiasteridae |
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Fromia indica
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Red Starfish |
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Cephalopods |
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Sepiidae |
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Sepia latimanus |
Broadclub Cuttlefish |
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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 |
None |
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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Porites sp. at 16.6 m.
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Sea cucumber, possibly Holothuria leucospilota, at 16.5 m.
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Acropora sp. at 15.1 m.
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Cuttlefish eggs, probably from Sepia latimanus, in Porites sp. colony at 9.8 m.
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Fungia sp. at 10.8 m.
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Lobophyllia sp. at 11.1 m.
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Euphyllia divisa at 11.2 m.
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Large Euphyllia divisa colony at 11.5 m.
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Acropora sp, at 10 m.
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Stylophora pistillata at 9.4 m,
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Porites vaughani at 9.6 m.
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Sea urchin at 9 m.
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Goniopora sp. at 8.9 m.
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Seriatopora hystrix at 8.2 m.
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Pories cylindrica at 7.1 m.
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Acropora florida at 6.8 m.
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Giant clam, Tridacna gigas, at 5.7 m.
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Amphiprion akindynos at 4.5 m.
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Giant clam, Tridacna gigas, at 3 m.
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Tridacna sp. at 3.6 m.
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Algae at 6.2 m.
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Acropora sp. at 4.3 m.
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Euphyllia divisa at 4.9 m.
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Broadclub cuttlefish, Sepia latimanus, at 3.2 m.
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Two broadclub cuttlefish, Sepia latimanus, at 4.5 m.
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Sea cucumber and Xenia sp. at 4 m.
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Broadclub cuttlefish, Sepia latimanus, at 4 m.
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Broadclub cuttlefish, Sepia latimanus, possibly preparing to lay eggs in the Porites cylindrica colony at 3.9 m.
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Broadclub cuttlefish, Sepia latimanus, at 2.2 m.
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Acropora sp. at 4.9 m.
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Acropora sp., probably A, aculeus, at 5.1 m.
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Hydnophora rigida at 5.3 m.
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Acropora sp. at 5.6 m.
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Acropora sp. at 5.7 m.
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Acropora sp. at 5.3 m.
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Pocillopora damicornis at 5.4 m. Note the proximity of the soft coral behind and the mussid coral in the foreground.
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Acropora sp. at 5.3 m.
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Acropora sp. at 5.3 m.
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Acropora sp. at 4.7 m.
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Pocillopora damicornis at 4.5 m.
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Pocillopora damicornis at 3.6 m.
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Acropora sp. at 3.3 m.
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Stylophora pistillata at 3.2 m,
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Acropora sp. at 5.3 m.
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Black spotted puffer, Arothon nigropunctatus, at 4.9 m.
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Acropora sp. at 5.5 m.
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