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Dive Details

Location

Boat Beach Island, Seal Rocks, NSW,

Date

25 February, 2006

Time

11:16am - 12:29pm

Buddy

Hans Mueller, Colin Keene, Bernie Davison

Seas

Coppy

Visibility

15m

Duration

65 minutes

Maximum depth

7.7 m

Average depth

5.1 m

Water temperature

23.8°C

Tides

High

6:45am

1.72m

Low

1:37pm

0.30m

High

7:34pm

1.28m

Species Seen

Species

Common name

Size
(mm)

Number

Pseudanthias pictilis

Purple-Yellow Seaperch

Small

1

Chaetodon auriga

Threadfin Butterflyfish

Small

1

Chaetodon guentheri

Günther's butterflyfish

Small

Many

Chaetodon kleinii

Klein's Butterflyfish

Small

1

Chelmonops truncatus

Truncate Coralfish

Medium

1

Mecaenichthys immaculatus

Immaculate Damsel

Medium

Few

Pomacentrus coelestis

Blue Damsel

Small

Many

Achoerodus viridis

Eastern Blue Groper

Medium

Few

Coris picta

Comb Wrasse

Medium

Many

Coris picta

Comb Wrasse

Small

Many

Coris picta

Comb Wrasse

Large

Few

Macropharyngodon meleagris

Eastern Leopard Wrasse

Small

1

Thalassoma lunare

Moon Wrasse

Small

Few

Aspidontus taeniatus

False Cleanerfish

Large

Few

Acanthurus dussumieri

Pencilled Surgeon

Small

Many

Zanclus cornutus

Moorish Idol

Small

Few

Rhinecanthus rectangulus

Wedge-tail Triggerfish

Small

1

Ostracion cubicus

Yellow Boxfish

Small

Many

Ostracion meleagris

Black Boxfish

Medium

1

Notes

Large turtle

Species Caught

Species

Common name

Size
(mm)

Chaetodon kleinii

Klein's Butterflyfish