Dive Details |
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Location |
North Horn, Osprey Reef, Coral Sea, |
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Date |
21 August, 2006 |
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Time |
1:43pm - 2:36pm |
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Details |
Headed south on the eastern side. |
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Buddy |
Colin Keene |
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Seas |
Slight |
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Visibility |
30m |
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Duration |
54 minutes |
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Maximum depth |
30.9 m |
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Average depth |
12.4 m |
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Water temperature |
24.2°C |
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Site Map |
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Dive Profile from Citizen Hyper Aqualand |
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Tides at Port Douglas |
Note that tides at dive site may vary from above location. |
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Low |
2:15am |
0.86m |
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High |
7:53am |
1.94m |
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Low |
1:54pm |
0.41m |
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High |
8:29pm |
2.73m |
Species Seen |
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Species |
Common name |
Size
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Number |
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Fish |
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Serranidae |
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Pseudanthias squamipinnis
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Fairy Basslet |
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Pseudanthias tuka
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Purple Anthias |
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Serranocirrhitus latus
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Hawk Anthias |
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Malacanthidae |
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Hoplolatilus starki
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Blue-head Tilefish |
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Chaetodontidae |
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Chaetodon auriga
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Threadfin Butterflyfish |
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Chaetodon bennetti |
Bennett's Butterflyfish |
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Chaetodon citrinellus
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Citron Butterflyfish |
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Chaetodon ephippium
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Saddled Butterflyfish |
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Chaetodon kleinii
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Klein's Butterflyfish |
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Chaetodon lineolatus
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Lined Butterflyfish |
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Chaetodon melannotus
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Black-back Butterflyfish |
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Chaetodon pelewensis
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Dot-and-dash Butterflyfish |
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Chaetodon plebeius
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Blue-dash Butterflyfish |
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Chaetodon speculum
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Oval-Spot Butterflyfish |
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Chaetodon ulietensis
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Double-saddle Butterflyfish |
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Forcipiger flavissimus
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Yellow Longnose Butterflyfish |
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Heniochus monoceros |
Masked Bannerfish |
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Heniochus varius |
Humphead Bannerfish |
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Pomacanthidae |
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Centropyge bispinosa
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Coral Beauty |
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Centropyge heraldi
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Herald's Angelfish |
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Paracentropyge multifasciatus |
Multi-barred Angelfish |
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Pomacanthus imperator
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Emperor Angelfish |
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Pygoplites diacanthus
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Regal Angelfish |
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Pomacentridae |
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Amphiprion chrysopterus |
Orange-fin Anemonefish |
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Cirrhitidae |
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Paracirrhites arcatus
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Arc-eye Hawkfish |
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Paracirrhites forsteri
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Blackside Hawkfish |
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Labridae |
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Anampses neoguinaicus
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Black-backed Wrasse |
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Gomphorus varius |
Bird Wrasse |
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Halichoeres chrysus
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Yellow Wrasse |
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Halichoeres hortulanus
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Checkerboard Wrasse |
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Labroides dimidiatus
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Cleaner Wrasse |
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Pseudocheilinus hexataenia |
Sixline Wrasee |
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Thalassoma janseni |
Jansen's Wrasse |
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Thalassoma lutescens
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Yellow Moon Wrasse |
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Microdesmidae |
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Nemateleotris decora |
Purple firefish |
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Nemateleotris magnifica
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Red Firefish |
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Acanthuridae |
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Acanthurus lineatus |
Lined Surgeon |
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Acanthurus nigricans |
Whitecheek Surgeonfish |
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Naso lituratus
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Orangespine Unicornfish |
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Zebrasoma scopas |
Brown Sailfin Tang |
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Zebrasoma veliferum |
Sailfin Tang |
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Zanclidae |
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Zanclus cornutus
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Moorish Idol |
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Balistidae |
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Balistapus undulatus |
Orange-lined Triggerfish |
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Balistoides viridescens |
Titan Triggerfish |
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Monocanthidae |
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Oxymonacanthus longirostris
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Orange-Spotted Filefish |
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Tetraodontidae |
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Arothon nigropunctatus
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Blackspotted Puffer |
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Sharks, Rays |
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Hemigaleidae |
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Triaenodon obesus
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Whitetip Reef Shark |
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Camera gear |
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Camera |
Nikon D70 |
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Lens |
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor ED 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF +4 diopter |
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Housing |
Ikelite 6807.1 |
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Lens port |
Ikelite 6" Dome Port 5503.55 |
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Strobes |
Ikelite SubStrobe DS-50 |
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Ikelite SubStrobe DS-125 |
Photographs |
Depth information, where present, indicates the depth of the camera when the photograph was taken and can be used to approximate the depth of the subject.
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Blue-head tilefish, Hoplolatilus starki. 27.6 m.
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Purple firefish, Nemateleotris decora. 25.7 m.
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Blue-head tilefish, Hoplolatilus starki. 24.6 m.
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Multiple juvenile fairy basslets, Pseudanthias squamipinnis. 17.4 m.
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Soft coral, Lobophytum sp. 14.9 m.
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Montipora sp. colony. 15.1 m.
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Soft coral, Sarcophyton sp. 15.2 m.
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Red firefish, Nemateleotris magnifica. 14.5 m.
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Orange-spotted filefish, Oxymonacanthus longirostris. 13 m.
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Male fairy basslet, Pseudanthias squamipinnis. 12.3 m.
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Black-spotted puffer, Arothon nigropunctatus. 12.2 m.
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Montipora sp. colony. 11.3 m.
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Arc-eye hawkfish, Paracirrhites arcatus. 10.9 m.
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Brown sailfin tang, Zebrasoma scopas. 8.2 m.
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Lined tang, Acanthurus lineatus. 8.3 m.
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Double-saddle butterflyfish, Chaetodon ulietensis. 10.6 m.
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Two citron butterflyfish, Chaetodon citrinellus. 6.7 m.
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Moorish idol, Zanclus cornutus. 7.1 m.
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Dot-and-dash butterflyfish, Chaetodon pelewensis. 5.4 m.
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Eclipse butterflyfish, Chaetodon bennetti. 6.7 m.
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Pennant bannerfish, Heniochus chrysostomus. 6.2 m.
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Pennant bannerfish, Heniochus chrysostomus. 6.3 m.
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Two pennant bannerfish, Heniochus chrysostomus. 6.3 m.
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Male slingjaw wrasse, Epibulus insidiator. 5.7 m.
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Eclipse butterflyfish, Chaetodon bennetti. 6.3 m.
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Blue-dash butterflyfish, Chaetodon plebeius. 7.6 m.
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Blackside hawkfish, Paracirrhites forsteri. 6.9 m.
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Yellow moon wrasse, Thalassoma lutescens. 5.8 m.
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Whitecheek surgeonfish, Acanthurus nigricans. 4.4 m.
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