Dive at Boat Beach Island, Seal Rocks, NSW, on 13/3/04 - ATJ's Diving Site

Dive Details

Location

Boat Beach Island, Seal Rocks, NSW,

Date

13 March, 2004

Time

1:44pm - 2:55pm

Details

Rubble reef area

Buddy

Colin Keene

Seas

Flat

Visibility

20-30m

Duration

62 minutes

Maximum depth

9.8 m

Average depth

5.2 m

Water temperature

23.4°C

                                       

Dive Profile from Citizen Hyper Aqualand

Tides

High

1:42am

1.61m

Low

8:24am

0.47m

High

2:20pm

1.21m

Low

8:00pm

0.58m

Species Seen

 

Species

Common name

Size
(mm)

Number

  Fish

 

Serranidae

 

Red Seaperch

Small

1

 

Chaetodontidae

 

Threadfin Butterflyfish

Small

1

 

Citron Butterflyfish

Small

1

 

Dusky Butterflyfish

Small

1

 

Günther's butterflyfish

Small

Many

 

Klein's Butterflyfish

Medium

2

 

Chaetodon vagabundus

Vagabond Butterflyfish

Small

1

 

Pomacanthidae

 

Keyhole Angelfish

Small

1

 

Pomacentridae

 

Pomacentrus coelestis

Blue Damsel

Medium

Few

 

Pomacentrus coelestis

Blue Damsel

Small

Many

 

Labridae

 

Diamond Wrasse

Small

1

 

Coris picta

Comb Wrasse

Small

Many

 

Coris picta

Comb Wrasse

Medium

Many

 

Cleaner Wrasse

Small

Many

 

Acanthuridae

 

Acanthurus dussumieri

Pencilled Surgeon

Small

Many

 

Acanthurus nigrofuscus

Dusky Surgeon

Small

Many

 

Acanthurus olivaceus

Orange-blotch Surgeon

Small

Many

 

Balistidae

 

Half-moon Triggerfish

Small

Many

 

Sufflamen fraenatus

Bridled Triggerfish

Small

Many

 

Ostraciidae

 

Ostracion cubicus

Yellow Boxfish

Small

Many

 

Tetraodontidae

 

Canthigaster callisterna

Clown Toby

Medium

1

Species Caught

Species

Common name

Size
(mm)

 

Fish

 

Serranidae

Red Seaperch

35

 

Chaetodontidae

Klein's Butterflyfish

50

 

Pomacanthidae

Keyhole Angelfish

25

 

Labridae

Cleaner Wrasse

15
 

Notes

 

The P. copperi that was caught was different to the one seen on the previous dive. The one seen on the previous dive was not seen on this dive.