Dive at Raging Horn, Osprey Reef, Coral Sea, on 22/8/06

Dive at Raging Horn, Osprey Reef, Coral Sea, on 22/8/06 - ATJ's Diving Site

Dive Details

Location

Raging Horn, Osprey Reef, Coral Sea,

Date

22 August, 2006

Time

8:16am - 8:54am

Details

Drop dive to look for manta rays and sharks

Buddy

Colin Keene

Seas

Choppy

Visibility

Duration

38 minutes

Maximum depth

30.3 m

Average depth

15.8 m

Water temperature

23.6°C

Dive Profile from Citizen Hyper Aqualand

Species Seen

Species

Common name

Size
(mm)

Number

Fish

Serranidae

Pseudanthias squamipinnis

Fairy Basslet

Pseudanthias tuka

Purple Anthias

Malacanthidae

Hoplolatilus starki

Blue-head Tilefish

Chaetodontidae

Chaetodon lineolatus

Lined Butterflyfish

Pomacanthidae

Centropyge bispinosa

Coral Beauty

Centropyge heraldi

Herald's Angelfish

Pygoplites diacanthus

Regal Angelfish

Pomacentridae

Amphiprion chrysopterus

Orange-fin Anemonefish

Cirrhitidae

Paracirrhites arcatus

Arc-eye Hawkfish

Paracirrhites forsteri

Blackside Hawkfish

Labridae

Labroides bicolor

Bicolour Cleaner Wrasse

Labroides dimidiatus

Cleaner Wrasse

Thalassoma amblycephalum

Two-tone Wrasse

Thalassoma lutescens

Yellow Moon Wrasse

Zanclidae

Zanclus cornutus

Moorish Idol

Sharks, Rays

Hemigaleidae

Triaenodon obesus

Whitetip Reef Shark

Camera gear

Camera

Nikon D70

Lens

Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor ED 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF +4 diopter

Housing

Ikelite 6807.1

Lens port

Ikelite 6" Dome Port 5503.55

Strobes

Ikelite SubStrobe DS-50

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.

Manta ray, Manta birostris. 27.6 m.

Manta ray, Manta birostris. 26.9 m.