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Dive Details

Location

Boat Beach Island, Seal Rocks, NSW,

Date

25 March, 2006

Time

1:54pm - 2:44pm

Buddy

Bernie Davison, Tim Everest

Seas

Slight

Visibility

20m

Duration

49 minutes

Maximum depth

8.3 m

Average depth

5.6 m

Water temperature

23.2°C

Tides

High

5:19am

1.61m

Low

12:16pm

0.39m

High

6:20pm

1.25m

Low

11:22pm

0.56m

Species Seen

Species

Common name

Size
(mm)

Number

Chaetodon auriga

Threadfin Butterflyfish

Medium

1

Chaetodon citrinellus

Citron Butterflyfish

Medium

2

Chaetodon guentheri

Günther's butterflyfish

Medium

Many

Chaetodon kleinii

Klein's Butterflyfish

Small

Many

Centropyge bicolor

Bicolor Angel

Small

1

Centropyge tibicen

Keyhole Angelfish

Small

1

Pomacentrus coelestis

Blue Damsel

Medium

Many

Coris gaimard

Gaimard's Wrasse

Medium

1

Coris picta

Comb Wrasse

Medium

Few

Labroides dimidiatus

Cleaner Wrasse

Small

Few

Macropharyngodon meleagris

Eastern Leopard Wrasse

Small

1

Stethojulis bandanensis

Red-Spot Wrasse

Small

Few

Thalassoma lunare

Moon Wrasse

Small

Few

Acanthurus dussumieri

Pencilled Surgeon

Small

Many

Prionurus microlepidotus

Sawtail

Small

Few

Zanclus cornutus

Moorish Idol

Small

2

Ostracion cubicus

Yellow Boxfish

Small

Many

Heterodontus portusjacksoni

Port Jackson Shark

Large

1

Trygonoptera testacea

Common Stingaree

Medium

Few

Species Caught

Species

Common name

Size
(mm)

Centropyge bicolor

Bicolor Angel