Dive at Shelly Beach, Manly, NSW, on 23/3/02 - ATJ's Diving Site

Dive Details

Location

Shelly Beach, Manly, NSW,

Date

23 March, 2002

Time

3:42pm - 4:53pm

Details

Along the Bower

Seas

Calm

Visibility

5-10

Duration

66 minutes

Maximum depth

10.1 m

Average depth

6.5 m

Water temperature

23.0°C

                                       

Dive Profile from Citizen Hyper Aqualand

Tides

High

3:44am

1.50m

Low

10:45am

0.60m

High

4:46pm

1.10m

Low

10:20pm

0.70m

Species Seen

 

Species

Common name

Size
(mm)

Number

  Fish

 

Chaetodontidae

 

Klein's Butterflyfish

Small

2

 

Pomacanthidae

 

Keyhole Angelfish

Small

1

 

Pomacentridae

 

Half-and-Half Puller

Small

1

 

Pomacentrus coelestis

Blue Damsel

Small

Many

 

Labridae

 

Diamond Wrasse

Small

1

 

Cleaner Wrasse

Small

Few

 

Thalassoma lunare

Moon Wrasse

Small

Many

 

Gobiidae

 

Valenciennea strigata

Golden-headed Sleeper Goby

Large

1

 

Microdesmidae

 

Ptereleotris evides

Arrow Goby

Small

Many

 

Tail-spot Dart Goby

Small

Many

 

Acanthuridae

 

Acanthurus olivaceus

Orange-blotch Surgeon

Small

1

 

Zanclidae

 

Moorish Idol

Small

Many

 

Balistidae

 

Wedge-tail Triggerfish

Small

Few

 

Half-moon Triggerfish

Small

1

Species Caught

Species

Common name

Size
(mm)

 

Fish

 

Chaetodontidae

Klein's Butterflyfish

35

 

Labridae

Diamond Wrasse

7