Dive at Harrier Reef, Ribbon Reef #8, GBR on 15/9/02 - ATJ's Diving Site

Dive Details

Location

Harrier Reef, Ribbon Reef #8, GBR

Date

15 September, 2002

Time

9:14am - 9:55am

Seas

Slight

Visibility

20m

Duration

51 minutes

Maximum depth

20.9 m

Average depth

11.2 m

Water temperature

24.5°C

                                       

Tides

High

12:15am

1.01m

High

5:23am

1.70m

Low

11:20am

0.73m

High

6:15pm

2.56m

Species Seen

 

Species

Common name

Size
(mm)

Number

  Fish

 

Serranidae

 

Purple Anthias

Medium

Few

 

Chaetodontidae

 

Threadfin Butterflyfish

Large

Few

 

Citron Butterflyfish

Medium

1

 

Saddled Butterflyfish

Large

Few

 

Klein's Butterflyfish

Large

Many

 

Dot-and-dash Butterflyfish

Medium

Few

 

Blue-dash Butterflyfish

Medium

1

 

Chaetodon vagabundus

Vagabond Butterflyfish

Large

Few

 

Yellow Longnose Butterflyfish

Large

Many

 

Pomacanthidae

 

Bicolor Angel

Large

Many

 

Coral Beauty

Large

Many

 

Pearly-scaled Angel

Large

Few

 

Regal Angelfish

Large

Many

 

Pomacentridae

 

Barrier Reef Anemonefish

Large

Many

 

Barrier Reef Anemonefish

Small

Few

 

Premnas biaculeatus

Spinecheek Anemonefish

Large

1

 

Cirrhitidae

 

Arc-eye Hawkfish

Large

Few

 

Labridae

 

Black-backed Wrasse

Large

Many

 

Coris gaimard

Gaimard's Wrasse

Large

Few

 

Gomphorus varius

Bird Wrasse

Large

Few

 

Yellow Wrasse

Small

Few

 

Checkerboard Wrasse

Large

1

 

Cleaner Wrasse

Large

Many

 

Cleaner Wrasse

Medium

Few

 

Pseudocheilinus hexataenia

Sixline Wrasee

Medium

1

 

Acanthuridae

 

Acanthurus pyroferus

Mimic Surgeonfish

Large

Few

 

Zanclidae

 

Moorish Idol

Large

Many

 

Acanthuridae

 

Zebrasoma scopas

Brown Sailfin Tang

Small

Few

 

Zebrasoma scopas

Brown Sailfin Tang

Large

Few

 

Zebrasoma scopas

Brown Sailfin Tang

Medium

Many

 

Zebrasoma veliferum

Sailfin Tang

Large

Few

 

Signanidae

 

Siganus vulpinus

Foxface

Large

Few

 

Balistidae

 

Balistapus undulatus

Orange-lined Triggerfish

Large

Few