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Dive site: (PE-AB)-Phillips Reef
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Dive Type: Boat Dive Depth: 8m - 16 m Diver Qualification: Open Water Diver

Name: Phillips Reef
Location: Algoa Bay, Port Elizabeth
Maximum Depth: 16m
Average Depth: 10m
Qualification: Open Water Diver
Dive Type: Boat Dive

Phillips Reef is situated in Algoa Bay opposite Hobie beach. The western side of the reef is rather flat and shallow with an average depth of 8—10m meters. To the east numerous narrow gullies  runs parallel to each other and then opens up into big sand patches surrounded by reef. The reef drops off here to depths of about 16 meters.

Due to its safe location in Algoa Bay, this reef is arguably the most dived reef in Port Elizabeth. Phillips Reef is also a favourite for night and training dives.

Blue spotted stingrays frequent the sand patches. On the odd occasion small ragged tooth sharks can be seen in the gullies. Invertebrates cover virtually the entire reef.
 

 
 
Specie List for Dive site: (PE-AB)-Phillips Reef
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Specie
Acanthistius joanae (Whiteblotched koester)
Acanthistius sebastoides (Common koester)
Actinoptilum molle (Radial sea pen)
Adeonellopsis maendrina (Brown pore-plated false coral)
Aegires sp (Knobbly nudbranch)
Aeolidiella indica (Indian nudibranch)
Agelas mauritiana oxeata (Pocked cup sponge)
Alcyonium fauri-1 (Purple soft coral)
Alcyonium fauri-2 (Yellow soft coral)
Alcyonium valdivian (Valdivian soft coral)
Amalda obtusa (Obtusa olive snail)
Amphiura capensis (Equal-tailed brittlestar)
Anthopleura michaelseni (Crevice anemone)
Anthopleura sp1 (Pale long-tentacled anemone)
Anthothoe chilensis (Striped anemone)
Anthothoe sp (Square-mouthed striped anemone)
Aphelodoris brunnea-1 (Variable dorid)
Aphelodoris brunnea-3 (Caramel dorid)
Aplidium spp (Elegans ascidian)
Archaeopsis spinulosis (Hotlips spider crab)
Ascidia incrassata-2 (Purple red spotted ascidian)
Ascidia sydneiensis (Crevice ascidian)
Astrocladus euryale (Basket star)
Atrina squamifera (Horse mussel)
Atriolum marinense (Orange-tubular ascidian)
Aulactinia sp1 (Chevron anemone)
Austrobatrachus foedus (Puzzeld toadfish)
Austrofromia schultzei (Granular starfish)
Austromegabalanus cylindricus (Giant barnacle)
Balanophyllia bonaespei (Small cup coral)
Bonisa nakaza-1 (Gas flame nudibranch)
Bonisa nakaza-2 (Blue gas flame nudibranch)
Boopsoidea incornata (Frans madam)
Botrylloides leachi (Ladder ascidian)
Burnupena lagenaria (Large ridged burnupena)
Caffrogobius nudiceps (Barehead goby)
Calliaster baccatus (Cobbled Starfish)
Callyspongia sp-1 (Pienk spiky sponge)
Chaetodon blackburni (Brownburnie butterflyfish)
Chaetodon dolosus (Blackedged butterflyfish)
Cheilodactylus fasciatus (Red fingers)
Chelidonichthys kumu (Bluefin gurnard)
Chondropsis sp (Scroll sponge)
Chromodoris heatherae-1 (Red spotted dorid)
Chromodoris heatherae-4 (Halo red spotted dorid)
Chromodoris sp3 (Domino dorid)
Chrysaora hysoscella (Compass jelly fish)
Chrysoblephus puniceus (Slinger)
Ciocalypta penicillus (White pencil sponge)
Clathria dayi (Broad-bladed tree sponge)
Clinus superciliosus (Super klipfish)
Cliona spp-2 (Brown crater sponge)
Coccotropsis gymnoderma (Smooth-skin scorpionfish)
Comanthus wahlbergi (Common feather star)
Cratena sp 4 (Brown orange-eyed nudibranch)
Cratena sp1 (Elegant nudibranch)
Crytodromiosis spongiosa (Cryptic sponge crab)
Dasyatis chrysonota (Blue stingray)
Dendrodoris denisoni (Denison's dorid)
Didemnum obscurum (Orange lattice ascidian)
Diplodus cervinus hottentotus (Zebra seabream)
Discodoris sp1 (Smal spot dorid)
Distaplia skoogi (Snowball ascidian)
Doris verrucosa (Warty dorid)
Dromidia hirsutissima (Shaggy sponge crab)
Eunicella papillosa (Nippled sea fan)
Eunicella tricoronata (Sinuous sea fan)
Facelina olivacea (Olive nudibranch)
Flabellina capensis (White edged nudibranch)
Flabellina funeka (Purple lady nudibranch)
Fusinus ocelliferus (Long-siphoned whelk)
Gargamella sp (Warty nudibranch)
Glossodoris sp4 (Lady Elizabeth nudibranch)
Godiva quadricolor (Four-colour Nudibranch)
Halocynthia sp (Sea peach ascidian)
Haploblepharus fuscus (Brown shyshark)
Henricia ornata (Reticulated starfish)
Himantura gerrardi (Brown stingray)
Homophyton verrucosum (Finger sea fan)
Hydatina physis (Striped bubble shell)
Hypselodoris capensis-1 (White cape dorid)
Hypselodoris capensis-2 (Cream cape dorid)
Hypselodoris sagamienses (Sagami dorid)
Iphimedia gibba (Hunchback amphipod)
Ircinia sp (Nodular cup sponge)
Isozoanthus capensis (Cape zoanthid)
Jania adhaerens (Finely forked coraline)
Janolus capensis (Silvertip nudibranch)
Korsaranthus natalensis (Candy-striped anemone)
Leminda millecra (Frilled nudibranch)
Leptogorgia palma (Palmate sea fan)
Leptophytum spp (Thin coralline crust)
Leucisca squalina (Pebble crab)
Macropodia spp (Long-legged spider crab)
Malacacanthus capensis (Sun burst soft coral)
Marginella piperata (Pinch-lipped marginella)
Marionia sp2 (Blue spot nudibranch)
Noumea sp1 (Noumea Dorid)
Nymphon signatum-1 (Scarlet sea spider)
Nymphon signatum-2 (Hairy scarlet sea spider)
Octopus vulgaris (Common octopus)
Ophionereis porrecta (Scaly-striped brittle star)
Oplegnathus conwayi (Cape knifejaw)
Oplegnathus robinsoni (Natal knifejaw)
Oxystele variegata (Variegated topshell)
Pachymatisma spp (Osculated wall sponge)
Panulirus homarus (East coast rock lobster)
Parechinus angulosus (Cape urchin)
Patiria granifera (Red starfish)
Pecten sulcicostatus (Scallop)
Phakellia sp (Grey fan sponge)
Pinctada capensis (Cape pearl oyster)
Piseinotecus sp. (Jacoby nudibranch)
Planoceros graffi (Graffi flatworm)
Podoclavella spp-1 (Blue choirboys)
Podoclavella spp-2 (Yellow choirboys)
Podoclavella spp-3 (Orange choirboys)
Polycera quadrilineata (Four-line crowned nudibranch)
Polycera sp1 (Twin crowned nudibranch)
Polysyncraton spurcum sp (Spurcum ascidian)
Pomadasys olivaceum (Pinky grunter)
Pomadasys striatus (Striped grunter)
Porcostoma dentata (Dane)
Poroderma africanum (Pyjama catshark)
Pseudactinia flagellifera (Red false plum anemone)
Pseudactinia varia (Mauve false plum anemone)
Pseudoceros hancockanus (Black frilled flatworm)
Pseudoceros sp3 (Maroon striped flatworm)
Pseudoceros sp4 (Orange striped flatworm)
Pseudodromidia latens (Cloaked sponge crab)
Pseudopotamilla reniformis (Gregarious fanworm)
Pupillaea aoerta-1 (Helmit manteled keyhole limpet)
Pupillaea aoerta-2 (Spotted manteled keyhole limpet)
Pupillaea aoerta-3 (Racoon manteled keyhole limpet)
Pupillaea aoerta-4 (Rusty manteled keyhole limpet)
Pupillaea aoerta-6 (Brown camo manteled keyhole limpet)
Pupillaea aoerta-7 (Grey camo manteled keyhole limpet)
Pupillaea aoerta-8 (One coloured manteled keyhole limpet)
Raja miraletus (Twineyed skate)
Rhabdosargus globiceps (White stumpnose)
Sabellastarte longa (Featherduster worm)
Sarpa salpa (Strepie)
Sepia tuberculata (Tuberculate cuttlefish)
Sepia vermiculata (Common cuttlefish)
Serranus knynaensis (African seabass)
Sertularella arbuscula (Planar hydroid)
Spatagobrissus mirabilis (Heart urchin)
Spiroplax spiralis (Three-legged crab)
Stereonephthya sp (Carnation tree coral)
Sycon sp (Hairy tube sponge)
Sycozoa arborenscens (Social fan ascidian)
Sycozoa spp-1 (Blue fan ascidian)
Sycozoa spp-3 (Pastel fan ascidian)
Sycozoa spp-4 (Bi-colour fan ascidian)
Tethya spp1 (Light coloured golfball sponge)
Tethya spp2 (Dark coloured golfball sponge)
Tropiometra carinata (Elegant feather star)
Tubulanus annulatus (Banded ribbonworm)
Turritella carinifera (Threaded screw shell)
Ulva spp (Sea lettuce)
Venus verrucosa (Warty venus)
Virgularia schultzei (Fleshy feathery sea pen)
 
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