Dive at Boat Beach Island, Seal Rocks, NSW, on 25/2/06 - ATJ's Diving Site

Dive Details

Location

Boat Beach Island, Seal Rocks, NSW,

Date

25 February, 2006

Time

2:06pm - 3:11pm

Buddy

Colin Keene, Bernie Davison

Seas

Choppy

Visibility

15

Duration

57 minutes

Maximum depth

7.8 m

Average depth

4.5 m

Water temperature

24.6°C

                                       

Tides

High

6:45am

1.72m

Low

1:37pm

0.30m

High

7:34pm

1.28m

Species Seen

 

Species

Common name

Size
(mm)

Number

  Fish

 

Chaetodontidae

 

Threadfin Butterflyfish

Small

1

 

Citron Butterflyfish

Small

1

 

Günther's butterflyfish

Small

Many

 

Klein's Butterflyfish

Small

1

 

Chelmonops truncatus

Truncate Coralfish

Small

1

 

Pomacentridae

 

Mecaenichthys immaculatus

Immaculate Damsel

Medium

Many

 

Pomacentrus bankanensis

Fire Damsel

Medium

1

 

Pomacentrus coelestis

Blue Damsel

Small

Many

 

Labridae

 

Achoerodus viridis

Eastern Blue Groper

Large

1

 

Achoerodus viridis

Eastern Blue Groper

Medium

Few

 

Coris picta

Comb Wrasse

Small

Many

 

Coris picta

Comb Wrasse

Large

Few

 

Coris picta

Comb Wrasse

Medium

Many

 

Cleaner Wrasse

Small

1

 

Eastern Leopard Wrasse

Small

1

 

Thalassoma lunare

Moon Wrasse

Small

Few

 

Blenniidae

 

Aspidontus taeniatus

False Cleanerfish

Large

Few

 

Acanthuridae

 

Acanthurus dussumieri

Pencilled Surgeon

Small

Many

 

Zanclidae

 

Moorish Idol

Small

Few

 

Balistidae

 

Half-moon Triggerfish

Small

2

 

Ostraciidae

 

Ostracion cubicus

Yellow Boxfish

Small

Many

 

Ostracion meleagris

Black Boxfish

Medium

1