Dive Details |
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Location |
Steve's Bommie, Ribbon Reef #3, GBR, |
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Date |
24 August, 2006 |
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Time |
2:28pm - 3:30pm |
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Buddy |
Colin Keene |
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Seas |
Slight |
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Visibility |
20 |
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Duration |
62 minutes |
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Maximum depth |
17.0 m |
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Average depth |
7.4 m |
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Water temperature |
23.6°C |
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Dive Profile from Citizen Hyper Aqualand |
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Species Seen |
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Species |
Common name |
Size
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Number |
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Fish |
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Scorpaenidae |
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Pterois volitans
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Common Lionfish |
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Taenianotus triacanthus
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Leaf scorpionfish |
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Serranidae |
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Pseudanthias dispar |
Redfin Anthias |
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Pseudanthias pleurotaenia
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Squarespot Anthias |
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Pseudanthias squamipinnis
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Fairy Basslet |
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Pseudochromidae |
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Pseudochromis paccagnellae
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Royal Dottyback |
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Chaetodontidae |
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Chaetodon auriga
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Threadfin Butterflyfish |
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Chaetodon baronessa |
Triangular 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 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 ornatissimus
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Ornate 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 trifasciatus |
Redfin Butterflyfish |
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Chaetodon ulietensis
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Double-saddle Butterflyfish |
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Chaetodon unimaculatus
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Teardrop Butterflyfish |
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Chaetodon vagabundus |
Vagabond Butterflyfish |
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Forcipiger flavissimus
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Yellow Longnose Butterflyfish |
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Heniochus chrysostomus |
Pennant Bannerfish |
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Pomacanthidae |
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Centropyge bicolor
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Bicolor Angel |
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Centropyge bispinosa
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Coral Beauty |
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Centropyge vrolikii
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Pearly-scaled Angel |
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Pygoplites diacanthus
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Regal Angelfish |
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Pomacentridae |
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Amphiprion akindynos
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Barrier Reef Anemonefish |
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Amphiprion melanopus
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Black Anemonefish |
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Amphiprion perideraion |
Pink Clownfish |
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Dascyllus aruanus |
Humbug Dascyllus |
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Dascyllus trimaculatus
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Three-spot Dascyllus |
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Premnas biaculeatus |
Spinecheek Anemonefish |
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Cirrhitidae |
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Cirrhitichthys falco |
Coral Hawkfish |
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Cirrhitichthys oxycephalus |
Spotted Hawkfish |
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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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Bodianus axillaris |
Coral Hogfish |
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Bodianus mesothorax |
Blackbelt Hogfish |
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Gomphorus varius |
Bird Wrasse |
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Halichoeres hortulanus
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Checkerboard Wrasse |
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Labroides bicolor |
Bicolour Cleaner Wrasse |
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Labroides dimidiatus
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Cleaner Wrasse |
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Labroides pectoralis |
Breastspot Cleaner Wrasse |
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Pseudocheilinus hexataenia |
Sixline Wrasee |
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Thalassoma lunare |
Moon Wrasse |
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Thalassoma lutescens
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Yellow Moon Wrasse |
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Blenniidae |
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Meiacanthus atrodorsalis |
Eye-lash Harptail Blenny |
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Microdesmidae |
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Nemateleotris magnifica
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Red Firefish |
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Acanthuridae |
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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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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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Tetraodontidae |
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Arothon nigropunctatus
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Blackspotted Puffer |
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Camera gear |
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Camera |
Nikon D70 |
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Lens |
Nikon AF Micro-Nikkor 60mm f/2.8D |
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Housing |
Ikelite 6807.1 |
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Lens port |
Ikelite 6" Dome Port 5503.50 |
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Strobes |
Ikelite SubStrobe DS50 |
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Ikelite SubStrobe DS125 |
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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Acropora sp. colony. 16.3 m.
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Bubble coral, Plerogyra sinuosa. 14.3 m.
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Sea cucumber, Synaptula lamperti. 14.8 m.
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Sea cucumber, S. lamperti. 14.8 m.
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Blackside hawkfish, Paracirrhites forsteri. 14.2 m.
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Soft coral, Briareum. 13.7 m.
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Red firefish, Nemateleotris magnifica. 14.1 m.
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Male orange seaperch, Pseudanthias squamipinnis. 12.2 m.
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Pearl coral, Physogyra lichtensteini. 12.5 m.
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Sun coral, Tubastraea sp. 12.6 m.
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Sea cucumber, Synaptula lamperti. 13.2 m.
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Lionfish, Pterois volitans. 12.7 m.
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Spinesheek anemonefish, Premnas biaculeatus. 10 m.
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Spinesheek anemonefish, P. biaculeatus. 9.9 m.
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Green leaf scorpionfish, Taenianotus triacanthus. 6.6 m.
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Green leaf scorpionfish, T. triacanthus. 6.5 m.
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Black leaf scorpionfish, T. triacanthus. 7.2 m.
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Black leaf scorpionfish, T. triacanthus. 7.2 m.
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Sun coral, Tubastraea sp. 7.1 m.
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Skunk anemonefish, Amphiprion perideraion. 8.6 m.
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Skunk anemonefish, A. perideraion. 8.8 m.
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Skunk anemonefish, A. perideraion. 8.7 m.
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Skunk anemonefish, A. perideraion. 8.7 m.
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Lionfish, Pterois volitans. 9.8 m.
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