Dive at Boat Beach Island, Seal Rocks, NSW, on 25/2/06 - ATJ's Diving Site

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

  Fish

 

Serranidae

 

Purple-Yellow Seaperch

Small

1

 

Chaetodontidae

 

Threadfin Butterflyfish

Small

1

 

Günther's butterflyfish

Small

Many

 

Klein's Butterflyfish

Small

1

 

Chelmonops truncatus

Truncate Coralfish

Medium

1

 

Pomacentridae

 

Mecaenichthys immaculatus

Immaculate Damsel

Medium

Few

 

Pomacentrus coelestis

Blue Damsel

Small

Many

 

Labridae

 

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

 

Eastern Leopard Wrasse

Small

1

 

Thalassoma lunare

Moon Wrasse

Small

Few

 

Blenniidae

 

Aspidontus taeniatus

False Cleanerfish

Large

Few

 

Acanthuridae

 

Acanthurus dussumieri

Pencilled Surgeon

Small

Many

 

Zanclidae

 

Moorish Idol

Small

Few

 

Balistidae

 

Wedge-tail Triggerfish

Small

1

 

Ostraciidae

 

Ostracion cubicus

Yellow Boxfish

Small

Many

 

Ostracion meleagris

Black Boxfish

Medium

1

 

Notes

 

Large turtle

Species Caught

Species

Common name

Size
(mm)

 

Fish

 

Chaetodontidae

Klein's Butterflyfish

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