Dive Details
Location
Date
22 September, 2007
Time
9:04am - 10:01am
Buddy
Tim Everest, Colin Keene
Seas
Slight
Visibility
10m
Duration
57 minutes
Maximum depth
20.0 m
Average depth
11.6 m
Water temperature
20.0°C
Dive Profile from Citizen Hyper Aqualand
Tides at Yamba, NSW, (NW Solitary Island 2 minutes later)
Note that tides at dive site may vary from above location.
High
4:22am
0.92m
Low
9:47am
0.48m
High
4:53pm
1.38m
Low
11:39pm
0.36m
Species Seen
Species
Common name
Size
(mm)
Number
Fairy Basslet
Large
2
Flagtail Blanquillo
Large
2
Günther's butterflyfish
Large
Many
Klein's Butterflyfish
Medium
1
Teardrop Butterflyfish
Large
1
Yellow Longnose Butterflyfish
Medium
2
Bannerfish
Medium
2
Masked Bannerfish
Medium
2
Keyhole Angelfish
Large
Few
Barrier Reef Anemonefish
Large
Many
Wide-band Anemonefish
Large
Many
Three-spot Dascyllus
Large
Many
Blue Damsel
Medium
Many
Cirrhitichthys falco
Coral Hawkfish
Medium
1
Diamond Wrasse
Medium
Few
Black-backed Wrasse
Medium
Few
Comb Wrasse
Large
Many
Cleaner Wrasse
Large
Many
Eastern Leopard Wrasse
Small
1
Macropharyngodon negrosensis
Black Leopard Wrasse
Medium
1
Moon Wrasse
Large
Many
Yellow Moon Wrasse
Large
Many
Blue Tang
Small
1
Half-moon Triggerfish
Large
Few
Stars and Stripes Puffer
Large
1
Camera gear
Camera
Nikon D70
Lens
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED II +5 diopter
Housing
Ikelite 6807.1
Lens port
Ikelite 6" Dome Port 5503.50
Strobe
2 x Ikelite SubStrobe DS125
Photographs
Depth information, where present, indicates the depth of the camera when the photograph was taken and can be used to approximate the depth of the subject.
Leathery sea anemones, Heteractis crispa. 19.5 m.
Leathery sea anemone, H. cripsa. 19.8 m.
Blue-lip anemonefish, Amphiprion latezonatus, in leathery sea anemones, H. crispa. 19.7 m.
Barrier Reef anemonefish, Amphiprion akindynos. 19.7 m.
Xenia sp. colony. 19.7 m.
Sea star, Ophidiaster confertus. 19.5 m.
Pocilloporid, possibly Pocillopora damicornis. 19.5 m.
Sea urchin, Tripneustes gratilla. 19.5 m.
Barrier Reef anemonefish, Amphiprion akindynos. 18 m.
Barrier Reef anemonefish, A. akindynos, in leathery sea anemones, Heteractis crispa. 18 m.
Barrier Reef anemonefish, A. akindynos, in leathery sea anemones, H. crispa. 18 m.
Barrier Reef anemonefish, A. akindynos, in leathery sea anemones, H. crispa. 18.2 m.
Blue-lip anemonefish, Amphiprion latezonatus. 17.9 m.
Blue-lip anemonefish, A. latezonatus. 18 m.
Acropora sp. colony. 17.8 m.
Yellow moon wrasse, Thalassoma lutescens. 17.8 m.
Nephtheid soft coral, possibly Dendronephthya. 17.8 m.
Goniopora sp. colony. 17.5 m.
Goniopora sp. colony. 17.6 m.
Pocilloporid, possibly Pocillopora damicornis. 17.6 m.
Acropora sp. colony. 17.6 m.
Faviid colony. 17.3 m.
Bubble-tip anemone, Entacmaea quadricolor. 17.6 m. Note the two small sea hares (possibly Elysia sp.) to the left of the anemone.
Blue tang, Paracanthurus hepatus, in Acropora sp. colony. 16.3 m.
Sea cucumber. 16 m.
Acropora sp. colony. 15 m.
Acropora sp. colony. 14.8 m.
Close-up of Acropora sp. colony. 15 m.
Nephtheid soft coral, possibly Dendronephthya. 14.8 m.
Acropora sp. colony. 13.2 m.
Close-up of Acropora sp. colony. 12.9 m.
Stars and stripes puffer, Arothron hispidus. 14 m.
Encrusting coral, possibly Echinophyllia sp., colony. 13.5 m.
Encrusting coral, possibly Echinophyllia sp., colony. 13.6 m.
Sun coral, Tubastraea sp., colony. 13 m.
Nephtheid soft coral, possibly Dendronephthya. 11.9 m.
Fluffy corallimorphs. 11.8 m.
Fluffy corallimorphs. 12 m.
Fluffy corallimorphs. 11.8 m.
Sea cucumber. 9.4 m.
Xenia sp. colony. 8.9 m.
Pocilloporid, possibly Pocillopora damicornis. 7.9 m.
Alga, probably turtle weed, Chlorodesmis fastigata. 7 m.
Bubble-tip anemone, Entacmaea quadricolor. 7 m.
Colonial ascidians. 6.7 m.
Acropora sp. colony. 6.7 m.
Close-up of Acropora sp. colony. 6.8 m.
Close-up of Acropora sp. colony. 6.9 m.
Stony coral, probably Acanthastrea sp. or Favites sp. 6.7 m.
Acropora sp. colony. 6 m.
Close-up of Acropora sp. colony. 6.2 m.
Male black-cheek threefin, Enneapterygius rufopileus. 5.2 m.
Male black-cheek threefin, E. rufopileus, 25 seconds later than above. 5 m.
Soft coral, possibly Cespitularia sp. 5.4 m.
Acropora sp. colony. 5.8 m.
Close-up of Acropora sp. colony. 5.7 m.
Close-up of Acropora sp. colony. 5.7 m.
Sea star, Ophidiaster confertus. 8 m.
Colonial ascidians. 8.3 m.
Christmas tree worm, Spirobranchus. sp. 9.3 m.
Acanthastrea sp., probably A. lordhowensis. 7.8 m.
Nephtheid soft coral, possibly Dendronephthya. 8 m.
Sea star, Ophidiaster confertus. 7.2 m.