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  • Nº2 # Date: 2012-12-01 - 10:40
  • # Max Depth: 12.4m Duration: 70mins
Dive Profile
Dive Location
  • Temp: Surf 26°C Bottom 25°C
  • Dive type : Reef
  • Visibility: Average Water: Salt
Specific gear used
  • BCD: Audaxpro - Mauna Key
  • Boots: Scubapro - Delta Boots
  • Camera: Canon - 5D Mark II
  • Computer: Suunto - D9
  • Fins: Tusa - SF-77/88/9900 IMPREX
  • Mask: Tusa - M-17 CONCERO
  • Regulator: Aqualung - Legend ACD
  • Wet suit: Fourth Element - Proteus
  • Weights: 6 kg
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Dive Profile

  • 1. Air
  • 12L Aluminium     203 → 45 bar
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  • Average depth: 8.3m
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Species Identified

Chaetodon semilarvatus Cuvier, 1831 (Bluecheek butterflyfish) A common species found in areas where there is rich coral growth. Often seen in pairs or small aggregations. Occasionally observed hovering in a stationary position for extended periods under ledges of Acropora plate corals . Oviparous . Form pairs during breeding .
Thalassoma purpureum (Forsskål, 1775) (Surge wrasse)
Scorpaenopsis diabolus (Cuvier, 1829) (False stonefish) Relatively an uncommon inhabitant of rubble or weedy coralline-rock bottoms of reef flats and lagoon and seaward reefs . Benthic . Flashes its inner pectoral fins when disturbed . Can inflict a painful injury with its venomous dorsal sting. Often partly buried .
Pygoplites diacanthus (Boddaert, 1772) (Bluebanded angelfish) Occurs in coral rich areas of lagoon and seaward reefs to a depth of 48 m or more. Often found in the vicinity of caves and feeds on sponges and tunicates. Solitary or in pairs, or in groups. Frequently exported through the aquarium trade . Rarely survives in the aquarium.
Pomacanthus paru (Bloch, 1787) (French angelfish) Common in shallow reefs. Usually in pairs, often near sea fans . Feed on sponges, algae, bryozoans, zoantharians, gorgonians and tunicates . Oviparous , monogamous . Spawning pairs are strongly territorial, with usuall...
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Heniochus monoceros Cuvier, 1831 (Masked bannerfish) Occur in lagoon and seaward reefs with rich coral growth. Juveniles solitary; adults are often paired and occasionally found hovering side by side under tabular corals . Feed on bottom living animals , e.g. invertebrates...
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Neotrygon kuhlii (Müller & Henle, 1841) (Bluespotted stingray) A solitary species found on sandy bottoms near rocky or coral reefs . Usually found in deeper water but moves onto the reef flat and into shallow lagoons at high tide . Occasionally covers itself with sand, leaving only ...
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Amphiprion chrysopterus Cuvier, 1830 (Two-banded anemonefish) Inhabits passages and outer reef slopes. Known to occur at 25°C. Feeds chiefly on planktonic copepods, algae, echiuroid and sipunculoid worms, and pelagic tunicates. Associated with the anemones: Entacmaea quadricolor,...
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