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Dive Details

Location

Boat Beach Island, Seal Rocks, NSW,

Date

29 April, 2006

Time

2:54pm - 4:02pm

Seas

Choppy

Visibility

5

Duration

67 minutes

Maximum depth

7.7 m

Average depth

5.7 m

Water temperature

21.9°C

Tides

Low

3:18am

0.27m

High

9:19am

1.46m

Low

3:02pm

0.44m

High

9:30pm

1.91m

Species Seen

Species

Common name

Size
(mm)

Number

Chaetodon auriga

Threadfin Butterflyfish

Small

1

Chaetodon citrinellus

Citron Butterflyfish

Medium

1

Chaetodon flavirostris

Dusky Butterflyfish

Medium

3

Chaetodon guentheri

Günther's butterflyfish

Medium

Many

Chaetodon kleinii

Klein's Butterflyfish

Medium

Many

Chaetodon vagabundus

Vagabond Butterflyfish

Small

1

Chelmonops truncatus

Truncate Coralfish

Medium

2

Heniochus diphreutes

Schooling Bannerfish

Medium

2

Centropyge tibicen

Keyhole Angelfish

Small

3

Pomacentrus coelestis

Blue Damsel

Small

Many

Anampses caeruleopunctatus

Diamond Wrasse

Small

Few

Cirrhilabrus punctatus

Small-spotted Wrasse

Small

1

Coris picta

Comb Wrasse

Medium

Many

Labroides dimidiatus

Cleaner Wrasse

Small

Many

Macropharyngodon meleagris

Eastern Leopard Wrasse

Small

Few

Stethojulis bandanensis

Red-Spot Wrasse

Medium

Few

Thalassoma lunare

Moon Wrasse

Small

Few

Acanthurus dussumieri

Pencilled Surgeon

Small

Many

Prionurus microlepidotus

Sawtail

Small

Few

Zanclus cornutus

Moorish Idol

Medium

2

Pseudobalistes fuscus

Yellow-Spotted Triggerfish

Small

3

Rhinecanthus rectangulus

Wedge-tail Triggerfish

Medium

Many

Sufflamen chrysopterus

Half-moon Triggerfish

Small

Many

Ostracion cubicus

Yellow Boxfish

Small

Many

Trygonoptera testacea

Common Stingaree

Medium

Few

Trygonrrhina fasciata

Fiddler Ray

Large

1

Species Caught

Species

Common name

Size
(mm)

Cirrhilabrus punctatus

Small-spotted Wrasse