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Dive Details

Location

Boat Beach Island, Seal Rocks, NSW,

Date

25 February, 2006

Time

2:06pm - 3:11pm

Buddy

Colin Keene, Bernie Davison

Seas

Choppy

Visibility

15

Duration

57 minutes

Maximum depth

7.8 m

Average depth

4.5 m

Water temperature

24.6°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

Chaetodon auriga

Threadfin Butterflyfish

Small

1

Chaetodon citrinellus

Citron Butterflyfish

Small

1

Chaetodon guentheri

Günther's butterflyfish

Small

Many

Chaetodon kleinii

Klein's Butterflyfish

Small

1

Chelmonops truncatus

Truncate Coralfish

Small

1

Mecaenichthys immaculatus

Immaculate Damsel

Medium

Many

Pomacentrus bankanensis

Fire Damsel

Medium

1

Pomacentrus coelestis

Blue Damsel

Small

Many

Achoerodus viridis

Eastern Blue Groper

Large

1

Achoerodus viridis

Eastern Blue Groper

Medium

Few

Coris picta

Comb Wrasse

Small

Many

Coris picta

Comb Wrasse

Large

Few

Coris picta

Comb Wrasse

Medium

Many

Labroides dimidiatus

Cleaner Wrasse

Small

1

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

Sufflamen chrysopterus

Half-moon Triggerfish

Small

2

Ostracion cubicus

Yellow Boxfish

Small

Many

Ostracion meleagris

Black Boxfish

Medium

1