Dive at Boat Beach Island, Seal Rocks, NSW, on 15/4/05 - ATJ's Diving Site

Dive Details

Location

Boat Beach Island, Seal Rocks, NSW,

Date

15 April, 2005

Time

2:19pm - 2:50pm

Details

Channels

Seas

Largish swell

Visibility

1-5

Duration

31 minutes

Maximum depth

6.6 m

Average depth

4.2 m

Water temperature

21.8°C

                                       

Tides

High

12:12am

1.54m

Low

7:17am

0.61m

High

1:10pm

1.09m

Low

6:19pm

0.79m

Species Seen

 

Species

Common name

Size
(mm)

Number

  Fish

 

Monocentridae

 

Cleidopus gloriamaris

Pineapplefish

Large

1

 

Chaetodontidae

 

Citron Butterflyfish

Small

1

 

Günther's butterflyfish

Small

1

 

Labridae

 

Cleaner Wrasse

Small

Few

 

Stethojulis bandanensis

Red-Spot Wrasse

Small

Few

 

Acanthuridae

 

Acanthurus dussumieri

Pencilled Surgeon

Small

Few

 

Acanthurus olivaceus

Orange-blotch Surgeon

Small

1

 

Ostraciidae

 

Ostracion cubicus

Yellow Boxfish

Small

Few

  Sharks, Rays

 

Heterodontidae

 

Heterodontus portusjacksoni

Port Jackson Shark

Large

1

 

Urolophidae

 

Trygonoptera testacea

Common Stingaree

Large

Few

 

Rhinobatidae

 

Trygonrrhina fasciata

Fiddler Ray

Large

1